Hampton Mental Health Provider Defrauded Medicaid for Unnecessary Services to Children; State Reclaims $1.5 Million in Fraudulent Payments
Newport News - A Hampton mental health service provider pled guilty earlier this week to a charge of health care fraud for falsely claiming that 66 Medicaid-eligible children she provided mental health treatment to actually needed it. She exaggerated or wholly invented their need for treatment to deceive Medicaid into approving payment for her services.
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Action Details
- Date:October 3, 2013
- Agency:Virginia Attorney General
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Enforcement Types:
- State Enforcement Agencies