DiNapoli: New York paid over $700M in improper Medicaid benefits

Times Union: State health officials say audits of New York’s Medicaid program showing over $700 million in unnecessary payments are misleading and do not reflect the impact of reforms implemented earlier this year to slow growth in costs.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released five audits of the state Department of Health’s Medicaid program and found roughly $706.6 million in “unnecessary, improper or questionable payments” through various elements of the program. The audits examined spending and operations between January 2014 and the end of 2019.

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