Mental Health Center

Unknown 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG Healthcare Fraud
Penalty
$4 million

Outcome

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Details

Mental Health Center — $4,000,000 Settlement

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Boston - Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that South Bay Mental Health Center, Inc. (SBMHC) has agreed to pay $4 million based on allegations that it fraudulently billed the state's Medicaid Program, known as MassHealth, for mental health care services provided to patients by unlicensed, unqualified, and unsupervised staff members at clinics across the state.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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Source: Mental Health Center to Pay $4 Million under AG Settlement for Illegally Billing MassHealth for Unlicensed Patient Care

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