NY couple accused of $59.6M Medicaid fraud involving chain of Nebraska nursing homes

The company now is accused of making false records, failing to maintain documentation and fraudulent misrepresentation, which resulted in payments to which it wasn’t entitled.

“As a result of the defendants’ breach of their agreements with Medicaid, the plaintiff suffered damages in the amount of $59,652,388.90,” the attorney said in the lawsuit.

Violations of the False Medicaid Claims Act are subject to up to three times damages and up to a $10,000 penalty per claim submitted.

Adams said in addition to the $59.6 million amount, Nebraska is seeking treble damages of $178,957,167, plus attorney fees.

In December, 61-year-old Joseph Schwartz, of Brooklyn, was charged in Arkansas with eight counts of Medicaid fraud for the alleged overbilling there that resulted in an overpayment of $3.6 million for the eight nursing home facilities.