The New York Times has published Trib reporter Becca Aaronson’s article on TMHP.
For nearly five years, a state contractor allowed workers with limited expertise to approve dental claims for Texas’ Medicaid program, the joint state-federal insurer. State spending on orthodontic services spiraled out of control; by 2012, federal and state auditors found that the contractor’s actions had opened the door for a “massive Medicaid fraud scheme” that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars….
Faulted in Medicaid Fraud, Company Keeps Contract – NYTimes.com.