OIG - Office of Inspector General
02/17/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/18/2026 08:10
Local Home Health care Company Owner Admits Over $200,000 Fraud
Local Home Health care Company Owner Admits Over $200,000 Fraud
ST. LOUIS - The owner of a home healthcare company on Tuesday admitted defrauding the Missouri Medicaid Program and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of more than $209,000. Natavia Boyd-Wells, 41, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of wire fraud. She admitted that while owner of Touch of the Heart Home Health Care LLC, she submitted hundreds of fraudulent reimbursement claims to the Missouri Medicaid Program and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Network. Missouri Medicaid and the VA fund home healthcare services to enable patients to remain in their homes instead of long-term inpatient stays in hospitals and nursing homes.
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Action Details
- Date:February 17, 2026
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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