Opinion

New York’s Medicaid moguls

The Issue: The salaries of executives at Medicaid-funded not-for-profit groups in New York.

***

In most cases, executive compensation in the nonprofit arena reflects the market for competent executives who have the skills to manage organizations just as complex as in the private sector (“NY Medicaid Exec Pay Is Sickening,” Feb. 5).

There may be some organizations that should be audited for board mismanagement, but they are the few out of the many. If we really want to save the taxpayers money, let’s start with New York state government, all the way from the governor’s office to SUNY and on to the legislative staffs.

Floyd Moon

Lafayette

Why the shock about government-funded non-profits’ paying large salaries to their executives? Isn’t that the new American way?

If it’s illegal, throw them in jail. If not, what they earn is no one’s business.

Steve Becker

East Meadow

How do nonprofit, taxpayer-funded organizations justify salaries more appropriate for Fortune 500 CEOs?

The Institute for Community Living’s CEO made $2.8 million — seven times more than President Obama.

Does he have seven times more responsibilities and pressures?

Nonprofits offer the stale excuse that they must compete for “top talent” with Wall Street and corporate America.

Lavish salaries don’t guarantee top executive talent; former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is one glaring example.

No wonder we have the nation’s highest Medicaid costs. New York needs nonprofit-salary control along with gun control. We can’t afford nonprofit profiteers.

Richard Reif

Flushing