Comptroller: NY health agency overpaid $16M in Medicaid claims
The state comptroller’s office said Thursday that an audit had uncovered $16 million in improper Medicaid payments made by ...
NYC hospitals tell staff not to hide patients from ICE — triggering furious Dems: ‘Fear and chaos’
The city’s public hospital system is warning staff not to help people avoid being found by Immigration and Custom Enforcement ...
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Serial scammer gets up to 25 years for Medicaid fraud
A serial Medicaid fraudster was sentenced this week to prison for a $7 million scheme to bill federal health programs for fake medical exams. A state court judge sentenced Imran Shams, a 66-year-old ...
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Medicaid systems down in 20 states including NY after funding freeze
Early childhood education centers and states nationwide discovered Tuesday that they could no longer access money they rely ...
Two of New York’s Biggest Hospitals Just Laid Out the Welcome Mat for ICE
What makes the guidelines issued by NYU Langone and NYC Health + Hospitals especially foreboding is that both memos directly ...
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NYC hospitals scramble to send a clear message to patients, staff amid ICE threats
In its guidance to hospitals on how to handle ICE, the Greater New York Hospital Association included a flow chart indicating ...
New York attorney general calls on state health care providers to continue gender-affirming care
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to health care providers regarding state gender-affirming care ...
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NYC flu cases surge past previous years' peaks, health department says
There were more than 23,000 confirmed cases of influenza in the city as of Jan. 25. Health officials are urging New Yorkers ...