Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that four people who conspired to defraud Medicaid of nearly $9 million have pleaded guilty and been sentenced for their roles in the scheme. The scheme involved overcharging Medicaid for non-medical transportation plans that were scarcely used and medically unnecessary. The scheme revolved around three Philadelphia-based service coordination agencies: Brighter Care Services, Pennsylvania Service Coordination Agency, and Pennsylvania Development Agency, and a non-medical transportation service, Rides Your Way. Jason Alexandre, Rex Barr, Earlson Satine, and Natasha Hudson were charged in 2021 with Medicaid fraud, theft by deception, and related offenses, and ultimately pleaded guilty. Most recently, Alexandre, owner of Brighter Care, was sentenced to one to three years in prison, seven years of probation, and to pay $1.63 million restitution. Barr, owner of Rides Your Way, was sentenced to five years of probation and 100 hours of community service. Barr previously repaid $2 million and will repay an additional $1 million, as a condition of his sentence.
