100 Long Island retirees caught ‘double-dipping’ on Medicare, costing taxpayers $1.6M: audit

Source: New York Post

Nearly 100 Nassau County retirees were caught double-dipping on Medicare checks for over 20 years — costing taxpayers over $1. 6 million, a new audit found.   Some 94 county retirees were confirmed to have collected Medicare Part B reimbursements from Nassau County for spouses who are also retired public workers — while those same spouses still collected a payment for the same bill from their own former public employers, according to the audit released June 15 audit by county Comptroller Elaine Phillips.