U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky announced Friday that CompreCare Health LLC and its affiliates, doing business as Meditelecare LLC, agreed to pay $358,514.00 to resolve allegations that Meditelicare billed Medicare for telehealth psychotherapy sessions that did not meet the minimum time requirements.
CompreCare Health is a Connecticut business and provided services in at least 17 states, including Kentucky.
“I commend the outstanding effort of the attorneys and investigators who worked on this case on behalf of the United States,” said Bennett.
He added, “Those who bill Medicare for timed services must do so accurately as we take these matters very seriously and will vigorously pursue claims that Medicare is being overcharged.”
The United States alleged that, between January 1, 2017, and November 30, 2022, Meditelecare submitted and caused the submission of claims to Medicare for telehealth psychotherapy sessions that did not meet the minimum time requirements for payments and relied on false time records in support of these same telehealth services.
The allegations arose from a whistleblower suit filed in federal court in Bowling Green, Kentucky; United States ex rel. Laura Cole and Tiffany Saylor v. MedOptions of Kentucky, et al., 1:19-cv-171-GNS.
