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Brooklyn Adult Day Care Owner Pleads Guilty to $65M Medicaid Fraud
An owner of Brooklyn-based Happy Family Social Adult Day Care Center, Family Social Adult Day Care Center, and Responsible Care Staffing, a home health fiscal intermediary operating under New York's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), pleaded guilty earlier this month to defrauding Medicaid of approximately $65 million. The scheme involved billing for social adult day care and home health services that were never actually provided to beneficiaries. The case was reported by Rivkin Radler LLP.
Why it mattersThe case underscores intensifying law enforcement scrutiny of CDPAP fiscal intermediaries and adult day care providers, raising compliance stakes for similar operators and the state agencies overseeing New York's CDPAP program transition.