The first audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli showed the Department of Health had paid approximately $100 million in overpayments because its eMedNY claims-processing system did not possess the updated data needed to stay apprised about payments Medicaid providers had already received from Medicare, according to the report.
The Department of Health said it had taken steps to ensure the problem wouldn’t happen again, according to the report.
Read the New York Post’s news report about New York’s $114 million in bad payments.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud in New York:
– New York’s North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Settles Fraud Investigation for $2.95M
– New York Physician’s License Revoked for Fraudulently Obtaining a Medical License, Other Charges
