The New York Times continues its sensational investigation of Medicaid fraud in New York. This morning, the newspaper looks at how regulatory oversight of the program has changed over the years, detailing how what was once one of the most tightly controlled government programs in the country became one of the most fraud-ridden in history. The paper reports that since the 1980s, the state has reduced the number of staff working on regulatory enforcement by more than half. Estimates suggest that 10 percent of the state's $44 billion Medicaid budget may be suspect.
- see this story from The New York Times