Closing Date: 17th May, 2024
Description:
The Civil Enforcement Division will consider applications from attorneys with prosecutorial experience who are seeking to expand their range of skills.The Office of the New York State Attorney
General's (OAG) Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) seeks experienced
litigators to serve as Special Assistant Attorneys General in its Civil
Enforcement Division (CED), which is based primarily in the Unit's
New
York City office. The selected attorneys will lead complex civil fraud
investigations in the healthcare industry, as well as litigate such
matters in federal and state courts.
The
Medicaid program provides health coverage to millions of New Yorkers,
including low-income persons, children, elderly adults, and people with
developmental disabilities. MFCU is the nation's premier law enforcement
agency charged with ensuring the financial integrity of New York
State's $100 billion Medicaid program by investigating healthcare
providers, such as pharmaceutical companies, doctors, hospitals, and
nursing homes, who engage in Medicaid billing schemes that cause harm to
Medicaid recipients and the loss of millions of dollars to the State of
New York. MFCU also works to protect elderly and disabled New Yorkers
by investigating reports of abuse and neglect in nursing homes and other
residential health care facilities in the state.
Possessing
both civil and criminal enforcement powers, MFCU uses various state
laws to bring civil actions and criminal proceedings, including asset
forfeiture actions. Many of the Unit's investigations are conducted in
coordination with other federal, state, or local government and
prosecutorial agencies, and have resulted in large-scale criminal
convictions and the recovery of millions of dollars of taxpayer money.
Several
recent matters that highlight MFCU's important work include the OAG's
report concerning neglect of nursing home residents across New York
State during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent filing of four major
lawsuits against nursing homes, including Centers Health Care, Cold
Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, The Villages of
Orleans Health and Rehabilitation Center, and Fulton Commons Care
Center, Inc.
Additional recent significant
cases include recoveries of: $26.8 Million from drug manufacturer
Mallinckrodt, nearly $7 Million from home health agencies for cheating
workers and Medicaid fraud, and $22.7 Million from a pharmaceutical
company for its kickback scheme.
Qualifications:
- A minimum of four (4) years of practice experience, including substantial experience conducting pre-filing investigations and discovery (CED will consider applications from attorneys with prosecutorial experience who are seeking to expand their range of skills);
- Excellent analytical, legal research, and writing skills;
- Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills;
- The ability to articulate the critical issues in a case accurately and concisely;
- Sound judgment with the ability to work independently and as a productive team member fostering supportive, respectful, and collaborative relationships with staff at all levels of the organization;
- Technology proficiency that preferably includes knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office applications;
- Familiarity with case management software and eDiscovery platforms is desirable; and
- Prior deposition and trial experience is a plus, but not required.
Applicants
must reside in (or intend to soon become a resident of) New York State
and be admitted to practice law in New York State. In addition, the
Public Officers Law requires that OAG attorneys be citizens of the
United States. A two (2) year commitment upon being hired is a condition
of employment.
