Current Events > Medicaid bought New York sex offenders' erectile dysfunction drugs.

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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."
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Interesting. In Alabama they are chemically castrating sex offenders. In New York they getting drugs to help with erections.
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If they're being that generous they'd better not bitch about paying for my legitimate health needs
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So glad my tax dollars are going to this!
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Kolibri X posted...

So glad my tax dollars are going to this!

why people always say this, come April you get your money back
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tl:dr

Sound messed up, tho
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