Reducing Medicaid Fraud To The Tune Of $150 Million Is Part Of New York Governor’s Budget Plan

Not everyone was off for the holiday weekend yesterday. New York Governor David A. Paterson, whose extraordinarily low poll numbers suggest to many that he will not even run for the Democratic party nomination for governor next year, made some cuts to the state’s budget in an effort to close a $1.6 billion budget gap. We here at the Financial Fraud Law blog paid a lot of attention in particular to about 10 percent of Paterson’s cuts:

He is seeking to raise Medicaid fraud recovery by $150 million this coming year. Doctors, hospitals, and other providers, as well as patients, should take note. And, of course, this means more work for prosecutors and white collar criminal defense lawyers.