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Attorney General Stein Takes on National Role in Substance Misuse, Consumer Protection

…on committees related to protecting people from substance misuse and scams, fraud and corporate bad behavior. “Confronting the opioid epidemic that is tearing families apart all across our state is…

AG Stein Leads Effort to Return Prescription Drug Settlement Money to North Carolina

…government has recovered tens of millions of dollars in pharmaceutical fraud settlements involving Part D drugs. The states have never received a share in any of the money. “North Carolina…

Fentanyl Crisis

…million investment to update the lab’s Drug Chemistry and Toxicology with newer technology. Investigate and prosecute Medicaid fraud through the Medicaid Investigations Division to hold accountable providers who waste taxpayer…

Attorney General Josh Stein Reaches $150,000 Medicaid Fraud Settlement with Rockingham Health Care Provider

…General’s Office. About the Medicaid Investigations Division (MID) The Attorney General’s MID investigates and prosecutes health care providers that defraud the Medicaid program, patient abuse of Medicaid recipients, patient abuse…

Attorney General Josh Stein Reaches $2.1 Million Medicaid Settlement with Mako Medical

…continuing data mining efforts to identify and prosecute healthcare fraud. It should be noted that the civil claims resolved by settlement here are allegations only, and that there has been…

AG Josh Stein Asks Congress to Preserve Protections for Consumers Who Use Prepaid Cards

…fraud and hidden fees. These additional consumer protections were scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2018, and would help millions of prepaid card users. Prepaid cards are a…

What the Equifax data breach settlement means for you

…can also consider receiving free credit monitoring for the next four to 10 years. If the breach caused a scammer to steal your identity or compromise your credit, you can…

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $4.7 Million Health Care Conviction

…health care fraud scheme that defrauded the North Carolina Medicaid program of more than $4.7 million. “This health care provider used people’s personal information to cheat the Medicaid program and…

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces $1.25 Million Medicaid Settlement

…Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Benefits – Clinical Policy and Program Integrity. About the Medicaid Investigations Division (MID) The Attorney General’s MID investigates fraud and abuse by healthcare…

Attorney General Josh Stein Announces Settlement with Mebane Dentist over Medicaid Fraud

…Mebane, over allegations of Medicaid fraud. Specifically, the settlement alleges that Complete Dental Care of Mebane submitted fraudulent claims to the North Carolina Medicaid program between 2013 and 2018. “When…