What's New

• James C. Cox, Acting Medicaid Inspector General, 2012 Legislative Budget Testimony
  full document
• OMIG's Statement on Sentencing of Dr. Suresh Hemrajani
  Dr. Suresh Hemrajani was sentenced yesterday in New York City to two to six years behind bars after having been convicted last month of charges that he stole $700,000 from New York State's Medicaid program... full article
• OMIG Joins with Northeast Parent and Child as Young Artists Illustrate Importance of Compliance full article...
• Arrest of physician and his wife in Brooklyn begins with anonymous tip to OMIG fraud hotline: Read more ...
• The new Compliance Certification forms are now available. Click here for the forms..
• OMIG Participates in Investigation Leading to Arrest of Physician ...read more.
• OMIG and the Commission on Quality Care collaborate on settlement to recover more than $100,000. Details in the attached press release.
• Medicaid: NY auditors stumble on $60 million in savings ...read more.
• OMIG and the Commission on Quality Care collaborate on settlement to recover more than $100,000. Details in the attached press release.
• OMIG Welcomes James C. Cox: Mr. Cox joined the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General on July 13 as Acting Medicaid Inspector General. Read more about him and his distinguished career here.
• FBI launches public campaign to raise awareness about health care fraud. Read More...
• Patient recruiter pleads guilty in $3.5 million DME scheme: Marcella Eraifej, a defendant in the U.S. Department of Justice Medicare Fraud Strike Force case against Jayson Drugs, pled guilty to a one-count indictment on May 20, 2011, at the Eastern District of New York, Central Islip. Eraifej recruited Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries at food banks located in churches in Yonkers to receive "free shoes," ultimately paid for by Medicaid and/or Medicare. OMIG's Division of Medicaid Investigations took part in the Strike Force action.

  The following link is the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office when Eraifej was first charged in July 2010: Press Release

• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Visits Salient, Learns About OMIG/Salient Partnership: On June 3, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand traveled to the Elmira/Horseheads region and stopped into the offices of Salient. While there, she discovered the company's many-faceted approaches to data mining, including the one used at OMIG. Click here to read the story that appeared in the Corning Leader.

  Case Study: On 'target' at OMIG

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• Felony Conviction based on OMIG investigation. Click here to view the full press release.
• DISTRICT ATTORNEY VANCE ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT IN $1.8 MILLION MEDICAID FRAUD SCAM: Defendant Billed Medical Assistance Program for Prescription Drugs That Were Never Dispensed OMIG participated in this case, along with several other law enforcement agencies. Click here to read the complete release.
• Governor's state Medicaid Inspector General and NYC's human resources administration recover more than $10 million through Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse Demonstration Project. Click here to read the complete release.

• New York State Recovers Nearly $450,000 in Restitution As Result of Pharmacy Fraud

  Joint Investigation with FBI, OMIG, and NYC HRA Lead to Recovery. Click here to view the press release.
• Three Podiatrists and a Pharmacy Owner Arrested on Health Care Fraud Charges. Click here to view the press release.