New York Announces Recovery of $551 Million From Medicaid Fraud and Abuse in FY 2008

New York has recovered $551 million of improperly paid Medicaid funds through the fraud and abuse efforts of several New York agencies in fiscal year 2008, according to a press release from the New York governor’s office.

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The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) identifies Medicaid overpayments and subsequent recoveries through audits, investigations and program reviews of Medicaid providers. The State receives recovery payments in forms such as lump-sum payments, installment payments and through the withholding of future Medicaid payments to the provider.

Under the Federal-State Health Reform Partnership (F-SHRP) — a federal program that sets requirements for Medicaid fraud and abuse recoveries — the federal government set and New York agreed to a recovery target of $215 million for FY 2008. The $551 million recovered by the OMIG is more than double the target set by F-SHRP.

Read the press release about the recovery by New York of $551 million from Medicaid fraud and abuse.

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