Hampton Mental Health Provider Defrauded Medicaid for Unnecessary Services to Children; State Reclaims $1.5 Million in Fraudulent

Unknown 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$1.5 million

Outcome

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Hampton Mental Health Provider Defrauded Medicaid for Unnecessary Services to Children; State Reclaims $1.5 Million in Fraudulent — $1,500,000 Criminal

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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.

Read more on www.oag.state.va.us

HHS Office of Inspector General

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Source: Hampton Mental Health Provider Defrauded Medicaid for Unnecessary Services to Children; State Reclaims $1.5 Million in Fraudulent Payments

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