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Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations
Social Worker Pays $145,855 To Settle False Claims Allegations A social worker in Connecticut has agreed to pay nearly $150,000 after billing Medicaid for psychotherapy services that were provided by unlicensed individuals. Cheshire resident Patricia McAlinden, who owns a private practice in Connecticut, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state government to pay $145,855 to resolve claims that she violated False Claims Acts. McAlinden will also be suspended from the Connecticut Medicaid Program for three years as part of the settlement. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that McAlinden, a Licensed Behavioral Health Clinicia…