Philidelphia Child Dies Due To Health Care Fraud

Four Danieal Kelly social-service workers found guilty

By Nathan Gorenstein

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Two administrators and two caseworkers from a city-funded social service agency were convicted today of health care fraud and conspiracy charges stemming from the death of Danieal Kelly, the 14-year-old with cerebral palsy who died of bedsores and malnutrition at her mother's apartment.

It took the horrific death of a helpless child for the feds to finally stand up and do something about "health care fraud" (a.k.a. Medicaid fraud) in child welfare.

Medicaid fraud happens every day. The differences are most children survive the torture and most privatized agencies get away with the false claims.