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re: WSJ: $29 MILLION paid by Indiana Medicaid program to provide therapy to just 84 children

Posted on 3/11/26 at 11:50 am to
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
15353 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 11:50 am to
The need to sue the hell out of her.
Posted by redfishfan
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2015
5545 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 11:54 am to
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OK, so some of them don't care, but 84 families? Surely one or two would have some ethical genes in their bodies.


People dgaf when it's not their money.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
139474 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:01 pm to
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why is there no oversight when it comes to tax payer money?


This is a really good question, and one every govt official should be asked from the the mayor to the governor to the president
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42303 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:05 pm to
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It seems obvious this would happen when we dont have fixed healthcare prices. This is no different than hospitals charging $200 for an advil.


It’s actually very different. She specifically targeted tax payer funded programs and revenue. The hospital is negotiating that price with private insurers as well as the government.

And btw I am not defending the hospitals here. I more simply hate health insurance
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
70012 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:08 pm to
Honestly, depending on the child’s condition, such as nonverbal level 3 child, those parents would probably just be happy they were getting therapy in the first place.

Don’t put this on the therapist or her business. This is all on the state
This post was edited on 3/11/26 at 12:09 pm
Posted by Pax Regis
Alabama
Member since Sep 2007
15278 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:17 pm to
This is a legit WYHI.

And the answer is MOST DEFINITELY.

And this smells more like government stupidity than fraud.
Posted by Gras Doux
Member since Feb 2026
530 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:18 pm to
she's a fricking thief.
Posted by SludgeFactory
Middle of Nowhere
Member since Jun 2025
3859 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:19 pm to
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why is there no oversight when it comes to tax payer money?


OT Moderates will tell you that you are in a cult if you want your tax money audited.
Posted by zippyputt
Member since Jul 2005
7092 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:29 pm to
Areest them for fraud and seize the assets. That’s not the norm and they knew it.
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
2319 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:35 pm to
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Unless she bribed officials to get the contract, I’m not mad at her. Blame the state here. At any point they could have found another provider.


Keep an eye on her for the next 10-20 years. I guarantee there will be a kickback at some point once the public eye has moved on.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
10388 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:37 pm to
The Federal Government doesn't have a spending problem. It has a theft and oversite problem. There needs to be a constitutional convention to add term limits, balanced budgets, and mandated annual audits.
Posted by Enadious
formerly B5Lurker City of Central
Member since Aug 2004
18638 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:39 pm to
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Blame the state here. At any point they could have found another provider.

So, you're like Ilhan Omar and should blame the FBI for not catching the Somali fraudsters. Yeah, frick that.
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
23008 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 12:39 pm to
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Did the recipient families not notice the billings being obscene on their quarterly accountings?
OK, so some of them don't care, but 84 families? Surely one or two would have some ethical genes in their bodies.

Or are we that warped, nowadays?

Since this is Medicaid the families didn't get a bill. They may have paid a small copay, I don't know Indiana's rules on that, but that would be it. Even if they had private insurance plus Medicaid then Medicaid would have paid anything the insurance didn't cover.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
37071 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 2:16 pm to
And Dems want Medicare for all. It's pretty unreal.
Posted by gladchiefisgone
Member since Sep 2010
2124 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 2:32 pm to
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Do our State and Federal accounting officials audit anything?


I was paired with a guy several years ago at a golf course...In our discussions I found out he worked for that particular state we were in for the food state fraud division. He told me that when the government comes out with free programs they have little intention to catch many commiting fraud. He said his department was so undermanned that they caught less than 15% commiting fraud.
Posted by dalefla
Central FL
Member since Jul 2024
4134 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 4:13 pm to
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And this smells more like government stupidity than fraud.


Have you ever been to the DMV or social security office?

The same type people run these programs.
Posted by mohalk
Member since Feb 2009
387 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 7:23 pm to
The Autism Industrial Complex is real.
Posted by FLObserver
Jacksonville
Member since Nov 2005
16102 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 7:28 pm to
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Just imagine how much grift was skimmed off of this. It's sickening and probably rampant throughout the government across the country

Imagine how many billions could have been uncovered by DOGE? Really wish they would have followed thru but dems wanted to keep their slush fund as seen in Minn so they cried at every turn.
Posted by Swazla
Member since Jul 2016
1933 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 7:34 pm to
Doesn’t Medicare and rate schedules and billing codes. I know states oversee it but the Fed sets the rates. Someone in Indiana government got paid.
Posted by HeadSlash
TEAM LIVE BADASS - St. GEORGE
Member since Aug 2006
55995 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 7:43 pm to
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why is there no oversight when it comes to tax payer money?


Baw. I got a phone call from the New York Times after I sold a FEMA employee pair of safety shoes for $90 after Katrina. Journalist are supposed to be government watchdogs, now they're just lapdogs.
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