New York Medicaid transport  plagued by fraud, with drivers scamming up to $196M

Source: New York Post

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.