…safe, affordable care, and investigates and prosecutes against Medicaid fraud. If you believe you have been unfairly denied coverage, please email ncago@ncdoj.gov or call 1-877-5-NOSCAM. Affordable Care Act The ACA…
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…she will no longer be able to take advantage of taxpayer funds. My office will hold accountable health care providers when they commit fraud.” Leggette was the owner and operator…
Release date: 11/13/2017 Ashley Sawyer sentenced for Medicaid fraud (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Ashley Sawyer pled guilty to Attempted Medicaid Provider Fraud in Wake County and…
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…to waste taxpayer dollars.” From September 11, 2017, through July 7, 2021, Valerie Sinclair repeatedly submitted fraudulent claims to the Sandhills Center, a Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO) that…
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…names they were submitted. In South Carolina, Stringfellow similarly defrauded the South Carolina Medicaid program by filing fraudulent claims for services that were either not provided, partially provided, or did…
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…other states, territories, and the federal government. “When companies manipulate patient care to bill more money from the Medicaid program, they’re not only defrauding taxpayers, they’re putting patients in harm’s…
…participating as a provider in the North Carolina Medicaid program. “Medicaid fraud wastes taxpayer dollars and keeps people who need it from getting medical care,” said Attorney General Josh…
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…Jr., D.D.S. as part of Operation Root Canal, an ongoing effort to find and stop health care fraud among dental providers. The settlements, totaling $75,000, resolve allegations involving the submission…
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…by the NCDOJ’s Medicaid Investigations Division (MID) to find and stop fraud among dental providers. “Our efforts to stop fraud among dental providers have gotten back more than $6 million…
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…cheat the Medicaid program and waste resources, my office will hold them accountable. I’m grateful for Acting U.S. Attorney Hairston’s partnership in prosecuting health care fraud in North Carolina, and…