April 30, 2019
Home healthcare company
Avenue Homecare Services, Inc, of Dracut, Massachusetts, will pay
$8.3 million to resolve allegations that between 2013 and 2016 it defrauded the state's Medicaid program, MassHealth, by submitting false bills for unauthorized services not supported by a valid plan of care from a physician. In some cases, Avenue submitted bills for home healthcare services for patients who were hospitalized at the time of the alleged services. The settlement also requires the company to implement a compliance program to continue as a MassHealth provider.
MassAG