Attorney General James Secures More Than $7.6 Million From Health Insurer For Using Banned Medicaid Provider

Attorney General James Secures More Than $7.6 Million From Health Insurer For Using Banned Medicaid Provider

NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Fidelis Care (Fidelis) for causing vulnerable Medicaid patients in Central New York to receive treatment at a company owned by a social worker who had previously lost his license after being convicted of a crime. Fidelis billed Medicaid for services provided by Cornerstone Herkimer, LLC ("Cornerstone"), even though the company's sole owner and director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Ward Halverson, had been excluded from the Medicaid Program.

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