Shirley visited multiple social
adult daycares in Queens, where public records indicate they billed Medicaid
for far more patients than staff admitted, totaling $12.9 million at one site
alone in 2024.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services head Dr. Mehmet Oz joined him, calling Flushing the epicenter of
schemes that recruit seniors to fraudulently charge taxpayers, amid $2.1
billion in annual local spending.
Recent probes have led to charges in similar $120 million and $68 million cases, while statewide daycare costs hit $400 million last year, spotlighting oversight gaps in programs for elderly immigrants.