Feb. 17 - Mental Health Funding Cuts Mount, Lawsuit Payouts Drain State Coffers

Last week’s announcement by Attorney General Hector Balderas clearing a majority of mental health providers of Medicaid fraud could add significant momentum to lawsuits against the state.  Several aspects of the process that halted payments to 15 of those providers and replaced most of them, have been questioned over the last several years.   KSFR’s Deborah Martinez reports on a whistleblower case that was settled before details became public, but whose payout could be just a fraction of the amount paid to providers who were wrongly accused.