Attorney General Cuomo's office has widely publicized investigations into home health aides with bogus certifications.

Medicaid fraud collections rise
Associated Press
December 26, 2007 - 9:38AM

Anti-fraud programs and better monitoring by the Health Department, attorney general and comptroller have resulted in a reported $1 billion savings this year in Medicaid, the health care program for the poor.

New York spends about $7,500 per Medicaid enrollee, more than nearly every other state. The $47 billion system consumes a third of the state's budget.

A Health Department anti-fraud initiative, which used data mining to save $132 million, contributed to the $1 billion savings.

The agencies responsible for Medicaid have also been reorganized and integrated to better monitor waste.

Attorney General Cuomo's office has widely publicized investigations into home health aides with bogus certifications.

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