Multiple dentists in Norwalk have entered into a civil agreement with the state and federal governments to resolve allegations that they paid kickbacks to a patient recruiting company.
The civil settlement agreements, announced Friday, resolve allegations of violations of the federal and state False Claims Acts against Advanced Dental Center PC and its owners Tal Yossefi and Elad Yossefi, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General. As part of the agreement, Advanced Dental paid $495,721 to reimburse the Medicaid program.
According to officials, Advanced Dental is enrolled in the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), which includes the Connecticut Medicaid program. Between July and December 2018, the dentistry is alleged to have paid a third-party patient recruiting company $120 for each Connecticut Medicaid patient the company referred to them whenever a patient received dental services above routine preventative care.
Authorities said the practice is prohibited by the federal anti-kickback statute, the CMAP provider agreement and the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership provider manual.
“Paying kickbacks for patient recruitment is illegal,” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said in a statement. “Dentists participating in Connecticut’s public healthcare programs are responsible for knowing the law.”
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