10+ hour, 12+ min ago   (318+ words) As a school consultant, Boston-based Public Consulting Group filed $1.6 billion worth of improper or unsupported Medicaid claims for school-based health services over the past decade, Open the Books found in a new review. Key facts: The group contracts with state…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (283+ words) Topline: Almost 100 retired workers on Long Island, NY, have been double-dipping on their taxpayer-funded health insurance — some for more than two decades. A June 16 audit from the Nassau County comptroller found $1.4 million in benefits paid to former employees’ spouses, who…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (442+ words) Topline: Tax delinquency among recipients of federal subsidies is an under-investigated source of fiscal waste, but the Government Accountability Office published a landmark study on the issue back in 2012. Medical providers in Florida, New York and Texas with unpaid taxes…...

5+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (151+ words) realclearinvestigations.com Fraud — or a Broken System? Inside Healthcare's Spending Problem Are billions in healthcare spending slipping through the cracks — or is the system itself the problem? In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, we discuss an…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (409+ words) Topline: Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander claims one of the city’s health insurance funds has “no path to solvency” after labor unions used it to cover pay raises, Weight Watchers and more. Key facts: New York’s taxpayer-funded Health…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (462+ words) Topline: Maryland gave paychecks to some employees no longer working for the state, and health insurance to employees who had not paid their premiums for up to five years, according to a Dec. 9 report from the Office of Legislative Audits....