Current audit procedures at the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) are abusive, unfair to honest providers and need to be reformed.

Assembly bill 10630-C, sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (or Senate bill S7821-A sponsored by Senator Craig Johnson), gives Medicaid providers constitutionally protected rights of due process and keeps intact the state's authority to find and prosecute cases of fraud.

Please call your state legislators urging them to make comprehensive OMIG reform a top priority during budget negotiations.

Talking Points

• This bill is important to me as a dentist (or Medicaid provider) and to people in your district.
  
• I strongly support the state's efforts to find and prosecute Medicaid fraud, but with the exception of fraud cases, no government agency should be allowed to withhold money from a provider until an audit result is final.
  
• OMIG has used minor technicalities as the basis of huge monetary penalties that threaten the practices of honest providers.
  
• OMIG should not be allowed to re-interpret other agencies' regulations.
  
• Providers who comply with agency regulations should not be penalized by another. 
• This bill gives providers constitutionally protected rights of due process and at the same time keeps intact the state's authority to find and prosecute cases of fraud.
• Unless the Legislature takes action, Medicaid recipients could lose services they need.
• Can I count on you to make this a priority? Will you talk to your leadership to insist that your conference makes it a priority in the final budget?

Senate Switchboard: 518-455-2800

Assembly Switchboard: 518-455-4100

To find your state representatives:
http://capwiz.com/dental/ny/home/