NY Sex Offenders Get Viagra Through Medicaid
Via Raw Story we learn of the snafu in New York State whereby 198 sex offenders received Viagra through Medicaid. Here's the Press Release from the New York State Controller's Office.
After his Office found that in New York 198 Level 3 sex offenders are receiving Viagra paid for by Medicaid, New York State Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi has asked Michael Leavitt, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to change federal policies on distribution of the drug, Hevesi announced today. Level 3 sex offenders are those considered by the courts most likely to commit crimes again.
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