HAMDEN, CT — A Hamden psychiatrist accused of employing a physician who had lost his license and receiving reimbursement for the services has reached a $310,874 false claims settlement with state and federal officials.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Leonard C. Boyle announced the settlement with Dr. Alan Siegal to resolve state and federal False Claims allegations on Wednesday.
Siegal, the sole owner of Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry LLC (GAP) in Hamden, was accused of employing former physician Eric Ressner from 2016 to 2021. Ressner had lost his license to practice medicine in 2006 following a healthcare fraud conviction in Florida, according to a news release.
"Because of his conviction, Ressner was prohibited by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General from participating in government healthcare programs," officials wrote in a news release. "When an individual is excluded from federal health care programs, no program payments may be made for services furnished, ordered or prescribed by that excluded individual or entity. Anyone who hires an individual or entity that is prohibited from participating in government healthcare programs may be subject to civil monetary penalties."
Ressner was employed at Geriatric and Adult Psychiatry as an...
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