Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has reached a $2 million settlement with SaVida Health, PC (SaVida), a physician group specializing in behavioral health and substance use treatment services with locations across Western Massachusetts. The settlement resolves allegations that the organization submitted false claims to MassHealth and MassHealth managed care entities (MCEs) by billing MassHealth for more expensive office visits than provided and billing for medically unnecessary urine drug tests. As part of the settlement, SaVida will pay $2 million in restitution to the Commonwealth and will implement a three-year independent compliance monitoring program at its own expense. The compliance program will result in updated policies and procedures to ensure compliance with MassHealth and MCE requirements, trainings for staff on the updated policies and procedures, and annual record and on-site audits.
