House Oversight Panel probes New York Medicaid matching practices

The House Oversight Committee is intensifying its probe into allegations that the state of New York has been improperly matching federal funds under a Medicaid program used to sustain safety-net hospitals – shortchanging such providers by having them put up their own funds to cover the state’s match – as part of an unlawful scheme to shore up Albany’s shaky finances.

In a letter obtained by RealClearPolitics, Chairman James Comer has requested a briefing from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr.