Justice Department sues New York over Medicaid home care ‘fraud scheme’

The Justice Department is suing the New York State Department of Health, the state’s Medicaid director and a company operating a $10 billion home health program for the state. In the suit, filed Tuesday in the Eastern District of New York, the DOJ accused Public Partnerships LLC (PPL) of making false or misleading statements about its ability to take over and run the state’s Consumer Directed…