An unlicensed nurse from Marlborough, Mass., has pleaded guilty to her role in a $4.6 million Medicaid fraud scheme that operated out of California, according to a MetroWest Daily News report.
Fe Filart admitted to providing medical services to California Medicaid patients, including children with cerebral palsy, without being licensed from 2004 to 2007, according to the report.
Ms. Filart is one of 42 people that were indicted by a federal grand jury as part of a larger Medicaid fraud case involving a registered nurse, who hired unlicensed nurses to provide medical care to disabled patients but billed Medicaid as if they were licensed, according to the report.
Ms. Filart has been scheduled to appear in court for sentencing on Jan. 24.
Read the MetroWest Daily News report about Ms. Fe Filart's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud in California:
- California's El Centro Regional Medical Center to Pay $2.2M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
- Los Angeles Internist Sentenced to Prison for Role in $15M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
- Former Los Angeles Hospital Executive Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud
Fe Filart admitted to providing medical services to California Medicaid patients, including children with cerebral palsy, without being licensed from 2004 to 2007, according to the report.
Ms. Filart is one of 42 people that were indicted by a federal grand jury as part of a larger Medicaid fraud case involving a registered nurse, who hired unlicensed nurses to provide medical care to disabled patients but billed Medicaid as if they were licensed, according to the report.
Ms. Filart has been scheduled to appear in court for sentencing on Jan. 24.
Read the MetroWest Daily News report about Ms. Fe Filart's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud in California:
- California's El Centro Regional Medical Center to Pay $2.2M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
- Los Angeles Internist Sentenced to Prison for Role in $15M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
- Former Los Angeles Hospital Executive Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Healthcare Fraud