In the Eastern District of Michigan, M&Y Care, LLC, a Michigan-based home health provider, has agreed to pay $334,807.20 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the Medicare and Medicaid programs by billing for services rendered by unqualified staff.
According to the Department of Justice, M&Y Care caused the United States Government to be billed for services provided by unqualified staff. Using the incorrect CPT code, G0156, which refers to a home health aide, they defrauded the federal government for services at a reimbursement rate higher than the non-skilled rate to which their employees were entitled.
The misconduct came to light thanks to a False Claims Act lawsuit filed under the law’s qui tam provisions. The investigation was prompted by a whistleblower complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA), showing the critical role private citizens play in holding corporations accountable for wasting our money.
At Find Corporate Waste, we applaud this outcome and the whistleblower who made it possible. Every time a company siphons money from Medicare or Medicaid, they are not just defrauding a system—they are stealing from the sick, the elderly, and the taxpayer.
We are committed to ensuring that fraud like this doesn’t go unanswered.
If you have information about misconduct involving government programs or contracts, visit our page on how whistleblowers protect public funds. You might be the reason the next $300,000 gets returned to the American people.
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