Democratic Govs. Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom turned a blind eye to the billions of dollars in Medicaid fraud they let go down the drain, Medicaid czar Dr. Mehmet Oz alleged Sunday.
“Some governors have not been serious about these problems. I’m going to single out [Tim] Walz in Minnesota, Gov. [Gavin] Newsom in California and Gov. [Kathy] Hochul here in New York,” Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said on 77 WABC’s “Cats Roundtable” program.
Medicaid is the public health insurance program for those in need, with costs split among the federal, state and local governments.
Oz announced last week that his office is conducting an extensive probe of the Hochul…
IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.