Connecticut Behavioral Health Clinician Group

CT 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG False Claims
Penalty
$234,000

Outcome

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Connecticut Behavioral Health Clinician Group — $234,000 Settlement

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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William Tong, Connecticut Attorney General, today announced that KELLY STUTZMAN (“Stutzman”), and her business, K-ASSIST, LLC (“K-Assist”), entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and paid more than $234,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

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Source: Connecticut Behavioral Health Clinician Group Pays $234K to Settle False Claims Allegations

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