Telehealth Company Pays $386,000 to Resolve Allegations of Overbilling for Medicare Telehealth Time

Louisville, KY - U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky announced today 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 U.S Attorney Bennett. "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 (WDKY).

The United States was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys A. Matthew Weyand and William F. Campbell. The case was investigated by Auditor Phil Bezehertny and Federal Investigator Cristal Fox from the United States Attorney's Office, as well as special agents from the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the Office of Inspector for the Department of Health and Human Services.

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