03-04-2025
Massachusetts man sentenced in healthcare fraud case
BOSTON (WWLP) – A healthcare company executive has been sentenced to prison in a health benefit program fraud case.
In a news release from the Department of Justice in Boston, 42-year-old Miguel Saravia of Hanson pleaded guilty to six counts of healthcare fraud in federal court. Saravia is the CEO of Dana Group Associates and also the former COO of Prime Behavioral Health.
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Investigators say that from 2017-2022, Saravia had persons with no billing or medical training enter Current Procedural Terminology codes (CPT) for therapy services that were not provided and to upcode CPT codes used for psychotherapy visits. He submitted, or directed the submission of, false claims for treatment that was not provided or for more complex and expensive treatment than was provided.
Last week, Saravia was sentenced to three and a half months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay $561,141.89 in restitution.
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