CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The operators of a Cincinnati behavioral health day treatment program serving children agreed to a $15.2 million civil judgment to resolve allegations they defrauded Medicaid, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The settlement involves Recovery Center of Kentucky, Recovery Center of Ohio, Recovery Center of Maryland, parent company Recovery Center of USA and CEO Dr. Warrick Stewart.
Federal officials alleged the companies improperly billed Medicaid for non-health care activities, including education, recreation and lunch breaks, at Aspire Day Program locations in Cincinnati and Kentucky between August 2022 and June 2025.
The government also alleged some services were billed under higher-level clinician licenses than were actually provided, while some employees allegedly lacked qualifications to provide day treatment services at all.
“Vulnerable populations, like children who need behavioral health services, deserve to be treated by qualified clinicians,” said Jason Parman, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. “Our office is committed to investigating behavioral healthcare fraud to ensure that Kentuckians receive necessary medical care and that Medicaid programs only pay for covered services.”
Susan Edwards, chief counsel to the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, said the agency “remains committed to combatting Medicaid fraud and enforcing compliance...
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