Sea Mar Health Centers Pays $3.35M in Attorney General's Whistleblower Investigation of Medicaid Fraud
Washington's false claims act law rewards whistleblowers who report fraud on our state's Medicaid program. Stealing tax dollars by billing fraudulently for dental or other health care expenses that we taxpayers fund is illegal and whistleblowers who turn in these wrongdoers deserve credit and reward. — Shayne Stevenson
"Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office is recovering $3.35 million from Sea Mar Community Health Centers, stemming from allegations Sea Mar improperly billed Medicaid for thousands of dental appointments. After a two-and-a-half-year investigation, the false claims unit of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit raised concerns that Sea Mar had overbilled Medicaid more than $3 million for dental services between 2010 and 2014." Full article »
