Family Choice, the doctor and urgent care clinic accused of submitting false claims, has reached a settlement with the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ). The provider must return $489,280 to the Oregon Medicaid program.
Medicaid Fraud Case Against Family Choice Settled
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a civil settlement with Family Choice Urgent Care, LLC, reached by the Oregon Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Unit (MFU) yesterday, following allegations that Family Choice submitted false claims to the Oregon Medicaid program for medically unnecessary and unprovided services.
Family Choice agreed to pay $489,280 to settle charges that the provider overbilled Medicaid for medically unnecessary office visits and billed for more appointments than were actually provided to asymptomatic patients.
Attorney General Dan Rayfield stated, “It is a betrayal of public trust when any business or individual exploits their position for profit.”
The Medicaid Fraud Unit, which investigates and prosecutes Medicaid billing fraud and healthcare provider abuse or neglect, has obtained over 250 criminal convictions and 100 civil settlements and collected more than $90 million.
Report fraud, abuse, or neglect:
- Call 911 if someone is in immediate danger
- To report Medicaid provider fraud: email [email protected]
- To report abuse or neglect: Call Oregon’s abuse reporting hotline at 1.855.503.SAFE (7233)
