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Why New York’s leaders blatantly aid and abet Medicaid fraud

Nypost · · 517 words · By Post Editorial Board
Government corruption Taxpayer Exploitation Medicaid Fraud
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What to know about Government corruption

No matter how much public shaming they receive, New York politicians not only refuse to crack down on massive Medicaid fraud, they seem eager to cover it up.

Claims checked 11
Techniques found 5
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center86%
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What happened

No matter how much public shaming they receive, New York politicians not only refuse to crack down on massive Medicaid fraud, they seem eager to cover it up.

Why it matters

Consider The Post’s recent visits to adult day-care centers in Flushing.

Common ground

In January, The Post exposed numerous centers sucking up Medicaid dollars while providing little, if any, of the services the cash is supposed to pay for.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 5 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Causal Oversimplification 75% confidence
Assuming a single cause for a complex issue.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing causal oversimplification helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Appeal to Anger 85% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
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Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to anger helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Many of the 77 centers clustered in a mere one-mile radius were shuttered or lacked patients”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm the high density of centers in Flushing. One source explicitly mentions 77 centers in a one-mile radius and finding empty offices, while another mentions 64 centers in the same area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Child care, also known as day care, is the care and supervision of one or more children, typically ranging from three months to 10–12 years old. Although most parents spend a significant amount of tim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_care
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Forest kindergarten is a type of preschool education for children between the ages of three and six that is held almost exclusively outdoors. Whatever the weather, children are encouraged to play, exp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_kindergarten
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social prescribing (also known as community referral) is a process through which a person is referred to non-medical, community-based resources or activities, typically involving nature, art, movement…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_prescribing
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Claim 2: “Moore had to get Medicaid billing info from the feds because New York won’t release it publicly.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided regarding the source of the billing information or New York's public release policies.
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Claim 3: “Team Trump even threatened to hold up federal payments to the state over potential fraud.”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
The evidence provided consists of general biographical information about Donald Trump and unrelated legal cases. There is no evidence regarding threats to withhold federal payments to New York State over Medicaid fraud.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York v. Trump is a civil investigation and lawsuit by the office of the New York Attorney General alleging that individuals and business entities within the Trump Organization engaged in financial…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_business_fraud_lawsui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Tower is a 58-story, 664-foot-tall (202 m) mixed-use condominium skyscraper at 721–725 Fifth Avenue in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, between East 56th and 57th Streets. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Tower
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Claim 4: “James oversees a Medicaid fraud unit that ranks 49th among states for criminal probes per billion in Medicaid spending.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided regarding the ranking of the New York Medicaid fraud unit.
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Claim 5: “In January, The Post exposed numerous centers sucking up Medicaid dollars while providing little, if any, of the services the cash is supposed to pay for.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources, including a New York Post video and other web search results, confirm a report about adult day care centers in Flushing receiving Medicaid funds while appearing empty or providing little service.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Post (NY Post), founded as the New York Evening Post (originally New-York Evening Post), is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The Post also oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times
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Claim 6: “Livingwell Day Care, for one, billed $27 million for 26,500 patients, per federal data.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that Livingwell Day Care billed approximately $27 million for over 26,500 patients.
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web search NEUTRAL — Livingwell Day Care billed Medicaid approximately $27 million from 2018 through 2024, with more than 26,500 patients attributed to the center in the federal data reviewed by the Post.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/centers-billing-milli…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Livingwell Day Care on Northern Boulevard, which federal health data show billed around $27 million between 2018 and 2024 for more than 26,500 patients, the lights were dimmed over rows of empty ta…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/flushing-medicaid-daycare-scandal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Livingwell Day Care took $27 million for over 26,500 patients. Bao Kang Adult Day Care claimed $32 million for nearly 44,000.
https://discernreport.com/empty-daycares-full-wallets-flushi…
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Claim 7: “the feds pick up over half the Medicaid tab”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Trump Medicaid czar Mehmet Oz then visited centers in Flushing and posted videos showing the ludicrous number of them in close proximity.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding currency exchange and medical procedures. No evidence was found regarding Mehmet Oz visiting these centers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Detoxification (often shortened to detox and sometimes called body cleansing) is a type of alternative medicine treatment which aims to rid the body of unspecified "toxins" – substances that proponent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Primal therapy (also known as primal scream therapy) is a trauma-based psychotherapy created by Arthur Janov during the 1960s, who argued that neurosis is caused by the repressed pain of childhood tra…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum from Greek trúpanon, literally "borer, auger…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning
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Claim 9: “Flushing’s SADCs alone billed a whopping $733 million for Medicaid services from 2018 to 2024.”
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While multiple sources discuss the proliferation of centers and the increase in billing (390% increase), the specific figure of $733 million is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) (traditional Chinese: 華人策劃協會; simplified Chinese: 华人策划协会; pinyin: Huárén Cèhuà Xiéhuì; Jyutping: Waa4jan4 Caak3waak6 Hip3wui6) is one…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A fomite () or fomes () is any inanimate object that, when contaminated with or exposed to infectious agents (such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses or fungi), can transfer disease to a new host.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is generally bounded by Division Avenue to the north, Broadway to the northeast, Flushing Aven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Williamsburg,_Brooklyn
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Claim 10: “In 2018-’24, Bao Kang billed Medicaid $32 million for 43,900 patients.”
CORROBORATED
The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference from the NY Post and a web search result stating Bao Kang billed $32 million for 43,900 patients.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 18, 2024 · Bao, also known as steamed buns, baozi, or humbow, is basically a soft, fluffy dough that's steamed with various fillings inside. It traditionally presents as a doughy closed bun wrappe…
https://www.foodrepublic.com/1292472/what-is-a-bao/
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web search NEUTRAL — Baozi (Chinese: ⓘ), or simply bao, is a type of yeast -leavened filled bun [1] in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baozi
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web search NEUTRAL — Bao is a 2018 American animated short film written and directed by Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. It is the first Pixar short film to be directed by a female director. [1] It was s…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bao_(film)
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Claim 11: “Neither center has been officially charged with fraud.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided to confirm or deny whether these centers have been officially charged with fraud.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.