BOSTON — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $700,000 settlement with a Brockton-based mental health provider concerning allegations that it submitted false claims to MassHealth.
The settlement with Luminosity Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (Luminosity) resolves allegations that Luminosity billed MassHealth for higher levels of services than it actually provided and billed MassHealth using an additional code that was not applicable to the services it had rendered.
“More than two million Massachusetts residents rely on the public funds available in the MassHealth program to cover essential health care services, including critical mental health services,” said AG Campbell. “My office will continue to stand up for vulnerable communities in need of such services, protect public funds and uphold the integrity of the MassHealth program.”
The AG’s investigation began with a referral from MassHealth and its managed care entities (MCEs). The AG’s investigation found that Luminosity submitted claims to MassHealth and MassHealth MCEs by using billing codes that overstated the length, extent, and scope of services it furnished to MassHealth members and falsely inflated the amount of payment claimed for these services. The AG’s investigation also found that Luminosity knowingly submitted claims to MassHealth and MCEs for services using a certain billing code when the services rendered did not meet the description for that code.
In addition to the financial...
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