Dec 22, 2020
LAWRENCE â The state has reached a $10 million settlement with a Lawrence-based home health care company that was accused of falsely billing Medicaid.Â
Attorney General Maura Healey announced the agreement to resolve allegations that they falsely billed Medicaid was reached with Maestro-Connections Health Systems LLC and CEO George Kiongera.Â
From January 2014 until August 2018, Maestro knowingly submitted claims to MassHealth and MassHealth managed care entities for home health services that had not been appropriately authorized by a physician, according to a statement released by Healey. Companies like Maestro that defraud MassHealth take vital resources away from the program and the people that need it most, Healey said.
AG Healey secures $10M from Home Health Care biz that falsely billed MassHealth
MAURA HEALEY
Modified: 12/21/2020 4:16:15 PM BOSTON In ongoing efforts to combat fraud in the home health industry, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday that her office reached a $10 million settlement with a Lawrence-based home health care company and its owner to resolve allegations that they falsely billed the state’s Medicaid Program (MassHealth) for unauthorized services. The company, Maestro-Connections Health Systems, LLC, has an office in Athol.
Pursuant to a settlement agreement with the AG’s Office, Maestro and CEO George Kiongera will pay $10 million to resolve allegations that, from January 2014 through August 2019, they knowingly submitted false claims to MassHealth and MassHealth managed care entities for home health services that had not been appropriately authorized by a physician. Maestro has locations in Lawrence, Auburn, Athol, Framingham, Taunton, Holyoke, and Ly
Home health company with office in Holyoke agrees to pay $10M for alleged billing fraud
Modified: 12/18/2020 2:53:29 PM
HOLYOKE A home health service company with locations in Holyoke has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement with the state attorney general’s office over allegations it falsely billed the state’s Medicaid program.
In a press release Friday, Attorney General Maura Healey announced that her office had reached a settlement with the Lawrence-based company Maestro-Connections Health Systems and its CEO George Kiongera. In addition to its office at 111 Lyman St. in Holyoke, Healey’s office noted that the company also has offices in Lawrence, Auburn, Athol, Framingham, Taunton and Lynn.