Trump administration admits a glaring error in its accusations about New York health care fraud

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify  a fraud probe  into New York’s Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign to tackle waste, mostly in Democratic-led states. The error, one of at least a few misrepresentations in its description of the program, prompted health analysts to question how many of the Republican administration’s sweeping anti-fraud efforts around the country were based on faulty findings.

It also reflected a common criticism that’s been made of Trump’s second administration — that it tends to attack first and confirm the facts later. Read the rest...