ALBANY — An Albany auto shop that provides transportation services allegedly bilked more than $2 million from Medicaid over the course of a five-year scheme, according to a lawsuit filed this week by the state attorney general’s office.
Between 2018 and 2023, Super Auto Care Services, Inc., was enrolled in a state program that authorized licensed drivers to deliver Medicaid recipients to their non-emergency medical appointments, billing the program a base rate and additional fees for mileage and tolls. This week, the shop was targeted in a wide-reaching investigation announced by the state. Attorney General Letitia James said her office accused dozens of transportation companies around the state of overcharging Medicaid millions of dollars, adding fuel to the national debate about rampant fraud in the longstanding federal program that provides health care coverage to the poor, disabled and elderly.
James announced Monday that 16 of these companies had agreed to pay a total of $13 million in settlements. Her office also brought lawsuits against several more companies allegedly involved in similar schemes — among them, Super Auto on Central Avenue. The company’s owners, Jaafir Khan and Randeep Singh, are accused of billing Medicaid for transportation services that were not provided as claimed…