Private Equity Firm and Former Mental Health Center Executives

Unknown 2026 Behavioral Health
OIG False Claims
Penalty
$25 million

Outcome

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Private Equity Firm and Former Mental Health Center Executives — $25,000,000 Settlement

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BOSTON — In the largest settlement of its kind, a private equity firm and former executives of South Bay Mental Health Center, Inc. (SBMHC) have agreed to pay $25 million for allegedly causing fraudulent claims to be submitted to the state’s Medicaid Program, known as MassHealth, for mental health care services provided to patients by unlicensed, unqualified, and improperly supervised staff members at clinics across the state.

HHS Office of Inspector General

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Source: Private Equity Firm and Former Mental Health Center Executives Pay $25 Million Over Alleged False Claims Submitted for Unlicensed and Unsupervised Patient Care

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