Page 24 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2021 We follow Social Distancing Guidelines! Clean-Outs! We take and dispose from cellars, attics, garages, yards, etc. We also do demolition. Best Prices Call: 781-593-5308 781-321-2499 Frank Berardino MA License 31811 AG HEALEY | FROM PAGE 22 document and tried to resubmit it for authorization. According to the complaint, employees raised concerns with both Lyamuya and Kormah about billing MassHealth without a physician’s authorization, but no changes were made to the company’s practices. One employee was allegedly fi red a day after she told Lyamuya and Kormah that she was not comfortable billing MassHealth without enough information. As a result of an audit finding missing physician authorizations for 70 percent of Prestige’s patients, MassHealth withheld further payment to Prestige as of July 26, 2019, and terminated Prestige as a provider on July 29, 2019. The Attorney General’s lawsuit alleges violations of the Massachusetts False Claims Act, the Medicaid False Claims statute and the common law, and seeks treble damages and civil penalties. The litigation is being handled by Assistant Attorney General Scott Grannemann and Investigator Thomas Barreca of Attorney General Healey’s Medicaid Fraud Division, with substantial assistance from MassHealth. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Offi ce’s Medicaid Fraud Division receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award. The remaining 25 percent is funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. • 24 - Hour Service • Emergency Repairs BERARDINO Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service Gas Fitting • Drain Service 617.699.9383 Senior Citizen Discount 379 Broadway Everett 617-381-9090 All occasions florist Wedding ~ Sympathy Tributes Plants ~ Dish Gardens Customized Design Work GIFT BASKETS Fruit Baskets www.EverettFlorist.net
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