Arkansas – On March 13, 2024, Attorney General Tim Griffin announced that Arkansas’s Medicaid Program will receive $191,959.63.
This money is part of a $25 million national settlement with Linacre Holdings, Inc., over some alleged false Medicaid billing. Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement:
” It is alleged that from January 2013 to February 2020, Linacre violated federal and state laws by knowingly submitting false claims for payment to the Medicaid program for NIV rentals. For these false claims, the devices were not medically necessary or Linacre did not maintain sufficient documentation to show continued use or need by patients.
“I am grateful for the diligence of Senior Assistant Attorney General Holly Johnson, who worked with the lead states from the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units (NAMFCU) that investigated this matter in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Medicaid Fraud takes several forms, and my office is committed to fighting it on behalf of hardworking taxpayers.”
Under this settlement agreement, Linacre has to pay $25 million, plus interest, back to the United States.
For more information visit, arkansasag.gov.
