Adult day-care owner pleads guilty in $65 million Medicaid scheme
Published November 8, 2026 · Coverage November 1–7, 2026, Pacific · High priority
Ahsan Ijaz, an owner of two social adult day care centers and a home health care fiscal intermediary in Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, the Justice Department announced on October 2, 2026. DOJ reports that he pleaded guilty to defrauding New York State Medicaid of approximately $65 million through claims for social adult day care and home health care services that were not provided; according to court documents, the businesses paid cash kickbacks and bribes to Medicaid recipients to induce enrollment and billed for services not provided, including when certain Medicaid recipients were not in the United States at the time of service. Sentencing is scheduled for March 10, 2027.
Current status
Checked on November 10, 2026: the Justice Department release still gives March 10, 2027 as the sentencing date and shows no update after October 2, 2026. The court docket was not checked, so the current schedule is unverified.
Who this affects
The named defendant (New York adult day-care and home-care owner). For readers, a control reminder for Medicaid-billed day programs, home care and any service that depends on beneficiary attendance.
Why it matters
This plea imposes no new requirement on California hospitals or health systems; it binds only the defendant. Inference: the control lesson (attendance and actual service delivery reconciled to claims, enrollment incentives reviewed) applies to any Medicaid-billed program a system runs. Implementation playbook (recommended, internal targets, not required by any authority): 1. Identify Medicaid-billed day programs, home-care or attendance-based services the organization operates or contracts. Owner: Compliance. Due: 2026-11-30. 2. Sample recent claims and match each to attendance or visit evidence, including dates the beneficiary was traveling or absent. Owner: Revenue Cycle with Operations. Due: 2026-12-31. 3. Review any enrollment or referral incentives offered to beneficiaries against anti-kickback policy. Owner: Compliance with Legal. Due: 2026-12-31. 4. Check the case outcome after the scheduled sentencing. Owner: Compliance. Due: 2027-03-17.
Recommended action
- Reconcile attendance, service records and claims, audit enrollment incentives and investigate services billed while beneficiaries were absent (earlier article's recommended action; owners Operations, Revenue Cycle and Compliance).
- Check the sentencing outcome after March 10, 2027.
Scope and timing
- Authority status
- Disposition
- Responsible owner
- Compliance (lead), with Revenue Cycle and Operations, as named in the earlier article
- Publication date
- 2026-10-02
- Other dates
- event date 2026-10-02 (guilty plea announced); sentencing scheduled 2027-03-10
Not established
The court docket was not checked; a release does not show a rescheduled sentencing.
Earlier article: October 11, 2026 edition →
Sources
Complete edition and supplemental material
This article in the complete report →
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