The ousted head of Nassau University Medical Center is suing her former employer, charging breach of contract, gender discrimination and defamation — and alleging she was retaliated against by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s allies for seeking to recoup $1 billion in funding from a state Medicaid “scheme.”

Ex-NUMC CEO Meg Ryan sued the Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC), her former hospital’s parent organization, and its interim CEO Richard Becker as well as the board of directors chosen by Hochul in June.

“Despite her years of service to NHCC and Nassau County residents, NHCC abruptly terminated her employment following a political takeover of the Corporation’s Board of Directors by the State of New York, and mischaracterized the termination as for ‘Cause’ to gain political points and deny M

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