that wasn t my decision. reporter: state health officials in one sacramento building after another refused to be questioned, including toby douglas, who oversees drug medi-cal. will you provide a response as to why this widespread fraud is allowed to continue? finally, after weeks of calling the state s secretary of health and human services, diana duley, and getting no for an answer, we decided to ask for a response in person. secretary yes. reporter: drew griffin with cnn. we ve been trying to reach you and talk to you about the widespread fraud that s in the medi-cal drug rehab business but we ve told neither you or anybody the state of california will talk to us. the secretary at first refused to speak. secretary, do you know alex ferdnand, a convicted felon, who
former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didn t need this kind of treatment. uh-huh. reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. you hi. reporter: none of this surprises you? not at all. we found all of those things. reporter: for more than a month, cnn has been asking for an explanation from the state of california, and for more than a month, we ve gotten nowhere. can i just ask you from you, why? that wasn t my decision. reporter: state health officials in one sacramento building after another refused to be questioned, including toby douglas, who oversees drug medi-cal. will you provide a response as
have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. former drug medi-cal supervisor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail, one person dead, people who said they didn t need this kind of treatment. uh-huh. reporter: clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. you hi. reporter: none of this surprises you? not at all. we found all of those things. reporter: for more than a month, cnn has been asking for an explanation from the state of california, and for more than a month, we ve gotten nowhere. can i just ask you from you, why? that wasn t my decision. reporter: state health officials in one sacramento
month, we ve gotten nowhere. can i just ask you from you, why? that wasn t my decision. reporter: state health officials in one sacramento building after another refused to be questioned, including toby douglas, who oversees drug medi-cal. will you provide a response as to why this widespread fraud is allowed to continue? finally, after weeks of calling the state s secretary of health and human services, diana duley, and getting no for an answer, we decided to ask for a response in person. secretary yes. reporter: drew griffin with cnn. we ve been trying to reach you and talk to you about the widespread fraud that s in the medi-cal drug rehab business but we ve told neither you or anybody the state of california will talk to us. the secretary at first refused to speak. secretary, do you know alex ferdnand, a convicted felon, who
reporting found half of that money, or about $94 million has gone to clinics that have shown questionable billing practices or signs of fraud. joy jaffers former drug medical supper visor says she complained to the state for years about all the obvious fraud. we found billing records for people in jail. one person dead. people who said they didn t need this kind of treatment. uh-huh. clinics closed on a certain day, billing for that certain day. uh-huh. none of this surprises you? not at all. we found all of those things. reporter: for more than a month now, cnn has been asking for an explanation from the state of california, and for more than a month, we ve gotten nowhere. i believe the interview was declined. reporter: can i ask from you why? that wasn t my decision.