Medicaid dollars are meant to care for the vulnerable, not to be manipulated through miscoding or used to hide procedures on minors. This settlement sends the right message: protect kids, protect taxpayers, and hold institutions accountable.
The Cleveland Clinic settled with the State of Ohio and USDOJ Friday after an investigation revealed they mis-coded Medicaid billing to disguise transgender procedures on minors.
They agreed to halt of procedures for 20 years, and funding $2 million and transitioning care.