ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Pembroke, North Carolina based behavioral healthcare provider, Healthkeeperz, Inc. (Healthkeeperz), has agreed to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by billing claims to Medicaid programs that were not reimbursable under the applicable North Carolina Medical Clinical Coverage Policy. Healthkeeperz has agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve the allegations.
Healthkeeperz provides case management services for Medicaid beneficiaries under the North Carolina Medicaid Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA). The settlement resolves allegations that from January 1, 2016, through October 31, 2019, Healthkeeperz submitted reimbursement claims to North Carolina Medicaid and received payment based on those claims for services that were not covered by Medicaid.
“Taxpayer-funded programs like Medicaid exist to provide critical services to beneficiaries in need of care, not to fill the coffers of healthcare providers,” said U.S. Attorney King. “When providers seek to divert resources from those who really need them, we will work with our state partners and use all tools at our disposal to pursue and hold accountable entities who perpetrate fraud on federal healthcare programs.”
“Protecting taxpayer resources requires strong partnership between the states and the federal government,” said North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. “I appreciate U.S. Attorney King’s...
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