Georgia AG: Medicaid Fraud Division Recovered More Than $8.5M in 2019 for Taxpayers – All On Georgia
Attorney General Chris Carr has announced that the offices Medicaid Fraud Division recovered more than $8.5 million in taxpayer dollars in the 2019 federal fiscal year.
I commend the hard work of Attorney General Chris Carr and the Medicaid Fraud Division, said Governor Brian Kemp. Their dedicated efforts hold bad actors who take advantage of much-needed programs accountable, while protecting our most vulnerable and safeguarding Georgians hard-earned tax dollars.
Through hard work and persistence, our Medicaid Fraud Division has once again recovered millions of dollars for the taxpayers of Georgia said Attorney General Chris Carr. Fraud and abuse within our publicly-funded programs harms our states most vulnerable citizens, takes advantage of those who play by the rules and will not be tolerated by our office.
The Georgia Medicaid Fraud Division has three principal responsibilities: investigate criminal fraud committed by Medicaid providers; investigate abuse and neglect of patients in healthcare facilities funded by the Medicaid program; and collaborate with local, state and federal authorities on investigations and prosecutions.
Under Attorney General Carrs leadership, the Medicaid Fraud Division has emphasized investigations involving the abuse of older or at-risk adults, schemes involving opioid over-prescribing and dispensing and scams targeting Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Division has approximately 500 active investigations.
Here are a few examples of Medicaid fraud:
You can report fraud or abuse to our Medicaid Fraud Control Division by calling 404-656-5400 or e-mailingreport_medicaid_fraud@law.ga.gov.
Case Highlights:
Targeting Abuse of Older, At-Risk Adults
The neglect and trafficking of at-risk adults is unfortunately a sordid reality in Georgia. Cases range from physical harm, abuse and neglect to exploitation where individuals, under the guise of providing care, pilfer the victims benefits and assets for personal gain. Our office will remain focused on these cases with an emphasis on taking down unlicensed personal care homes.
In 2019, our office announced that we will be jointly prosecuting seven individuals for designing and carrying out a coordinated scheme to traffic disabled adults. The West family, Eric West, Valerie West, and Erica West owned and operated a series of homes which housed elder and disabled individuals, often with serious mental and physical disabilities. The three would obtain control over the individuals finances and house them in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The homes were infested with bed bugs and roaches and at times lacked electricity and hot water. The West family obtained thousands of dollars by directly using the Social Security funds of disabled and elderly individuals for their own benefit and by trafficking those disabled and elderly adults between their businesses and billing the government.
This scheme designed and led by the West family also included two nurses who failed to report these egregious conditions to authorities and an employee at a mental health facility who helped recruit victims for the West family.
Medicaid Fraud Division led this investigation and will be representing the State in the prosecution along with the DeKalb County District Attorneys Office.
Read morehere.
Cracking Down on Egregious Over-prescribing of Opioids
While most medical professionals have their patients well-being at the forefront of their decision-making, there remain a few who prey upon those suffering from pain to feed addiction and line their pocket-books at the same time.
The Medicaid Fraud Division partnered with the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Georgia earlier this fall in the successful prosecution of Dr. Frank H. Bynes, Jr. Dr. Bynes is an unfortunate example of an individual who used his physicians license and prescribing privileges as a means of manipulating many female patients whom he coerced into inappropriate personal relationships. Particularly when powerful opioids are involved, doctors are expected by law and by ethical requirements to avoid relationships which can compromise their professional judgment. Sadly, Dr. Bynes elected to use this power to facilitate personal needs rather than the medical needs of his patients.
After a three day trial, the jury found Dr. Bynes guilty of 13 counts of illegally dispensing a controlled substance and 3 counts of healthcare fraud. He is currently awaiting sentencing.
Read morehere.
Dismantling Schemes Targeting Medicaid Beneficiaries
In late September, the Medicaid Fraud Division participated in a national initiative, including the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Georgia, in announcing charges against multiple physicians for their involvement in a national telemedicine scam for medically unnecessary genetic cancer screening tests and DME equipment.
Read morehere.
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