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If federal officials are serious about rooting out fraud, waste and abuse in New York Medicaid, I've got some suggestions for where they should look ... 🧵
Bill Hammond
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Bill Hammond
@NYHammond
- Now that we know the Greater New York Hospital Association had a hand in New York's policy compelling nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients, let's review GNYHA's recent history with the Cuomo administration ...
- "Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse will temporarily close 22 of its 35 operating rooms starting Monday in anticipation of a growing staff shortage due to New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate."
- This whole thing played out in plain sight. Anyone paying close attention knew the Cuomo administration was low-balling its nursing home death count, knew the July report was a travesty, knew Cuomo was B.S.-ing about NY's death toll being 46th, knew he was violating FOIL.
- Cuomo didn't need to be more aggressive in calling out misinformation. He needed to stop aggressively spreading misinformation -- and start sharing public records.
- Governor Cuomo seems not to have taken questions from the press for more than 72 hours.
- Every time @NYGovCuomo repeats that bogus stat about New York being 46 out of 50 states on COVID in nursing homes, an angel loses its wings.
- The Cuomo administration's much-debated March 25 advisory, compelling nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients, was pushed by Kenneth Raske of the Greater New York Hospital Association, reports @WSJ.
- "The governor who loves to have the last word is finally up against a storyline so damaging that he’s surrendered his TV time to try and avoid answering questions about it."
- Cuomo barring officials at the state Health Department from working directly with their counterparts in New York City, which was the epicenter of the pandemic, is the most damning revelation in the swab doctor's testimony, IMO. ag.ny.gov/sites/default/…
- By Feb. 3, "The disease was taking root in New York. Later genetic analysis shows that by this date at least seven distinct strains could have arrived in New York City, mostly from Europe and the U.S." Via @WSJ. wsj.com/graphics/when-…
- "This is further confirmation the Cuomo administration waged a months-long coverup of the full death toll in New York nursing homes." foxnews.com/politics/cuomo… #FoxNews
- “It’s now clear beyond any doubt that Cuomo and his aides set out to prevent a timely, full and honest accounting of [COVID deaths in nursing homes]. Deep shame on him and them.”
