New York State and New York City to Pay Record $540 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Medicaid Funds
New York State and New York City to Pay Record $540 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims for Medicaid Funds
The state of New York and New York City have agreed to pay $540 million to settle allegations that they knowingly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims for reimbursement for school-based health care services, primarily speech therapy and transportation, provided to Medicaid eligible children from 1990 to 2001. The settlement is a record federal recovery by the Justice Department for the Medicaid Program.