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Rampant Fraud in Southern California Rehab Clinics
Southern California’s become the center of a drug-rehabilitation racket, that specializes in charging the state’s Drug Medi-Cal program for so-called “ghost clients,” including dead people, jail inmates and others who just never show up. That’s the conclusion after a year of effort by the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readSouthern California’s become the center of a drug-rehabilitation racket, that specializes in charging the state’s Drug Medi-Cal program for so-called “ghost clients,” including dead people, jail inmates and others who just never show up. That’s the conclusion after a year of effort by the Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN. Part One aired last night on “Anderson Cooper 360.” Part Two is tonight and Part Three will be on tomorrow.
