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NIFA seeks to dismiss NHCC lawsuit that the state’s alleged actions, including Medicaid fraud and reduced aid, caused these chalThe Nassau County Interim lenges, the hospital said in Finance Authority has filed a December. The finance authority motion to dismiss what it calls a “meritless lawsuit” by the argues that NHCC’s claims Nassau Health Care Corpora- ignore controlling federal and N e w Yo rk s t a t e tion, which is seekl aw s r e l a t e d t o i n g t o ove r t u r n Medicaid non-fedNIFA’s declaration eral share funding of a control period — the portion of ove r N H C C a n d Medicaid that challenging the states and local authority’s finangover nments are cial oversight. r e s p o n s i b l e f o r. Nassau UniverNHCC has been sity Medical Center contributing to and its parent pubt h e s e p ay m e n t s, lic-benefit corporabu t e r ro n e o u s ly tion, NHCC, filed claims that the suit a g ainst the RICHARD KEssEl state is responsible finance authority Chairman, in December, accus- Nassau County Interim for the payments, N I FA s a i d i n a ing it of gross negFinance Authority March 19 news ligence and abuses release. of power. This suit “This frivolous litigation is a followed the alleged discovery by NUMC that New York state gross waste of public funds by engaged in a decades-long Med- NHCC’s management,” NIFA icaid scam to deprive NUMC, Chairman Richard Kessel said, the largest safety-net hospital “which they brought to avoid on Long Island, of as much as responsibility for structural deficits, a deferred pension pay$1 billion in aid. NIFA assumed financial ment of almost $40 million, and oversight of NUMC in 2020, cit- approximately $420 million in ing poor financial manage- overdue health care insurance ment, but failed to acknowledge Continued on page 4
By JoRDAN VAlloNE
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Courtesy East Meadow Union Free School District
East Meadow performance a ‘pippin’ good time East Meadow High School’s Theatre Guild and Music Department’s production of ‘Pippin’ was a big success earlier this month, as it immersed audiences into three performances filled with magic and music. Above, the cast on stage during a scene.
Honoring Our Heroes run, walk slated for April 12 in E.M. By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Building Homes for Heroes, a nonprofit dedicated to providing mortgage-free homes for injured veterans, first responders, and their families, will host a 5K Walk/Run at Eisenhower Park this spring. The Long Island-based organization which has established itself as a group with a significant national reach is hoping to raise funds and spread awareness for its mission and cause. The nonprofit’s origins trace back to the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center. Building Homes for Heroes’ founder Andy Pujol, a busi-
nessman and philanthropist, volunteered in search and rescue efforts at Ground Zero. As the U.S. responded overseas, Pujol wanted to find a way to support wounded veterans returning from service. Building Homes for Heroes was born with the hope of gifting a single home to a single veteran. David Weingrad, director of communications for Building Homes for Heroes, said it wasn’t until 2012 when the organization started to get more national recognition, after partnering with larger corporations, allowing the nonprofit to build 25 to 30 homes a year. Over a decade later, the organization celebrated a significant mileContinued on page 10
his frivolous litigation is a gross waste of public funds by NHCC’s management.