Medicaid Providers Push Back on Fraud Investigations
It has been nearly a year since Texas officials accused Dr. Glenn Wood of overbilling the state’s Medicaid system by $17.9 million through his business, Carousel Pediatrics. Wood denies the accusations, but as he waits for absolution, the state is holding 10 percent of Carousel’s Medicaid payments — hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“They’re painting with this very broad brush that basically says any big practice must be evil,” said Wood, a pediatrician. “That doesn’t make sense. A lot of big practices are big because they do a good job.”
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Stuart Greenfield
The bureaucracy at its finest. Maybe our governor will consider having all parties pee in a cup to see if they're using drugs, as Medicaid is our largest "welfare" program. I'm quite sure the OIG will/has included in their LAR that all children needing braces, pee in a cup to make sure they're not on drugs.