Woodbridge-Based Home Health Agency Settles False Claim Allegations

STRATFORD, CT — A home health agency provider and its owners have agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle claims that it fraudulently billed Medicaid.

Family Care Visiting Nurse and home Care Agency LLC, David Krett and Rita Kett entered into a civil settlements with federal and state governments.

Family Care VNA has offices in Stratford, Woodbridge, Norwalk and Meriden, and provides home health services in Fairfield, New Haven, Hartford and Middlesex Counties.

“Home Health Care providers and other providers who fraudulently bill the Medicaid program drive up the cost of health care for all of us,” said U.S. Attorney Deidre Daly. “The U.S. Attorney’s office is committed to working with our state counterparts to vigorously pursue health care providers that submit fraudulent claims to government health care programs.”

Allegations were made that Family Care VNA fraudulently billed Medicaid for certain home health services when a registered nurse didn't perform 60-day assessments. It's also alleged by the U.S. Attorney's office that the company didn't follow proper procedures to first submit claims to Medicare when some patients may have been eligible for that first over Medicaid.

“We will continue to work to hold accountable those who seek to defraud our taxpayer-funded healthcare programs," said Connecticut State Attorney George Jepsen.

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