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| Topic | Medicaid bought New York sex offenders' erectile dysfunction drugs. |
| Lebronwon 06/05/19 2:06:40 PM #1: | https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/medicaid-bought-sex-offenders-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-63501999 Registered sex offenders in New York received $63,000 worth of erectile dysfunction drugs and other sexual treatments courtesy of the state's publicly funded Medicaid program, according to an audit released Wednesday. Federal rules bar Medicaid coverage of sexual treatments for all recipients, not just sex offenders. Yet state Medicaid officials approved $930,000 in improper payments for the drugs between 2012 and 2018, according to the audit released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and first reported by The Associated Press. According to the audit, 47 of those Medicaid recipients were also state sex offenders, who are prohibited from getting Medicaid-covered sexual treatments under a state law. The lapses identified in the audit show the need for immediate action by state health officials to increase accountability and oversight, DiNapoli said. "There are clear rules about what conditions Medicaid will cover when it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs," DiNapoli said. "Paying for sex offenders who've committed terrible crimes to get these drugs should never be lost in the bureaucratic administration of this program." --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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