New York has spent billions of dollars in Medicaid funding on home care programs without verifying that the services were provided, according to a scathing new report from the state's fiscal watchdog.

likened the GOP plan to “a tax break for the very rich at the expense of people's health and people's lives.” As of 2023 in New York, some of the highest concentrations of Medicaid ...

The report found labor expenses have grown more than 36% since 2019. While it is the second year of declining contract labor expenditures, they are double what they were in 2019.

Image President Trump’s vow to not touch Medicaid highlighted the unusual political alliances that the program has yielded.Credit...Anna Rose Layden for The New York Times Senator Josh Hawley ...