Originally Posted By: the G-man
Having worked for a time in the medicaid fraud unit of a government agency I can tell you that the government already does reward employees who try to bump people off the government health care dole.


 Originally Posted By: whomod

How the hell do you equate the shenanigans being done in the article with your job of weeding out the people who are abusing the system???


You misunderstood my point. I will clarify.

Having worked at that job, I was familiar with the policies and procedures promulgated by federal, state and local governments in regards to Medicaid. In addition, I had some knowledge of how cases were handled from intake on.

As a result, I am aware that the government takes various steps to weed people out of the system. There are eligibility requirements. There are limits on which providers will treat patients. There are limits on what the government will pay for each form of treatment. In addition, local districts are generally encouraged to look for was to cut costs.

In other words, the government tries to find ways to limit, at least at some level, the cost and types of treatment people get.