U.S. Launches Audit of Medicaid Payments to New York Institutions

Fhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifederal officials in Washington have begun an audit of Medicaid payments to state centers for the developmentally disabled, prompted by Poughkeepsie Journal revelations that every resident yields nearly $1 million a year in federal funds under a reimbursement rate that is four times the actual cost of care.
At the same time, regional federal officials have demanded that New York state justify $2.43 billion in costs claimed under Medicaid for care at nine institutions, including one in Wassaic, the Journal has learned.