New York drivers are accused of bilking up to $196 million from a badly managed Medicaid transportation program.
A federal audit by the Department of Health and Human Services found the shocking amount had been paid to transport companies enrolled in the Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) program, but rides “did not meet or may not have met Medicaid requirements.”
The 2022 report claimed almost half of $445 million in taxpayer money paid out in 2018 and 2019 in New York City was mismanaged. This included rides that were not properly documented, drivers who were not properly licensed, rides that weren’t pre-authorized by a medical practitioner and services which were billed but never happened, according to the report.
The federal government demanded New York State immediately pay back $84 million of the money and put a further $112 million under review…