As part of a continuing investigation into New York’s apparent misuse of federal Medicaid money, the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the state to document how many undercover investigators it has employed since 2009 and provide information about its relationship with several health-care providers,... Read More →
New York recently received a $185.8 million federal grant to create the state’s Health Benefit Exchange, an online marketplace where New Yorkers will go to find affordable health-insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act requires each state to have an exchange in place, either by creating one of by having the federal… Read More →
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates health-care consumers have saved an estimated $2.1 billion on premiums. The federal Affordable Care Act has rate-review rules that prohibit insurance companies in all states from increasing rates without accountability. Since last September, insurance companies that want to raise… Read More →
New York has received a $95.5 million grant to help create its health-insurance exchange, which all states must have by Jan. 1, 2014 in order to comply with the federal Affordable Care Act. The grant is the fifth New York has received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human… Read More →
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Inspector General’s Office said New York claimed $2.27 billion in Medicaid reimbursement for 1,688 beneficiaries at developmental centers, but its actual costs were $578 million in fiscal year 2009. If the reimbursement request had been based on actual… Read More →
