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Million spent on drug medi-cal, about $94 million, went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. >> personally as a physician who cares for children on medi-cal i am outraged to learn people are cheating taxpayers. >> reporter: dr. richard pan, a california assemblyman who chairs the states health care committee said today as a physician himself hes offended the fraud was allowed to go on. says as of today it must stop. >> the same people in there apologizing,...

Years, half, the nearly $186 million spent on drug medical went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. >> personally as a physician who treats children on med-cal, i am outraged. >> reporter: the man who chairs the health care committee said today he was offended the fraud was allowed to go on, and says as of today it must stop. >> the same people that are in there apologizing, the same people sellitelling us were se this fraud throughout the system are the ...

This past july cnn and the center for gettive reporting exposed widespread fraud in the nations largest medicaid system. we found that in the last two years half the nearly 186 million dollar spent on drug medi-c medi-cal, about $94 million, went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. >> personally as a physician who cares for children on medi-cal, im outraged to learn people are cheating taxpayers. >> reporter: dr. richard pan who heads the states health ca...

County and state for reimbursement 789ment. for that signature, oliver is paid well. up to $1,500 aen moth, he told us, for the tr clinics where he has been working. but since this interview in january his business has gone bust because of this. >> i dont know. >> just one second, sir. >> did he call back and say hes not coming? >> this past july, cnn and the center for investigative reporting exposed widespread fraud in the nations largest medicaid system. we found in the last two fiscal years,...

For reimbursement. for that signature, olivers paid pretty well. up to $1500 a month, he told us, for the clinics where hes been working. but since this interview in january, his business has gone bust because of this. >> wait a minute now. >> just one second, sir. >> did he call back and say hes not coming? >> reporter: this past july, cnn and the center for investigative reporting exposed widespread fraud in the nations largest medicaid system. we found that in the last two fiscal years, half ...

Patients in california. our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didnt need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> re...

Have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didnt need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> reporter: none of this surprises you? >> not at all. we found all of those things. >> reporter: for more than a mont...

Program, including program audits. we analyzed patient billings, even watched clinics undercover to see who was getting treatment and who wasnt. the result, we found that in the last two fiscal years, half of the nearly $186 million spent for drug medi-cal, about $94 million, went to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. case in point, the man with the cigar, a convicted felon named alexander ferdman. >> ferdman was the organizer. >> marshall vote was the lead...

Billing for the koun county ser youre not providing. and then theres alexander ferdman. he came to california, setting up a drug rehab clinic, and billing taxpayers even though felons are barred from running drug medi-cal centers. mr. ferdman, how can a guy with a record like you being operating a drug rehab clinic here in california. you have been convicted of a major insurance car crash scheme in texas. >> i was convicted, but its not what it seems. >> in the last two fiscal years, taxpayers s...

Our investigation found half of that money, or about $94 million, as gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didnt need this kind of treatment. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. >> you hi. >> reporter: none of this sur...