Your Eyes of New Britain, Inc., and its owner, Carol Sanderson, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay more than $263,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts. The allegations against Your Eyes and Sanderson arise out of improper billing for optical services. The government alleges that Your Eyes and Sanderson improperly submitted claims to Medicaid when dispensing new pairs of glasses by billing for both an initial fitting and for a repair. Instead of providing repair services, Your Eyes and Sanderson were providing final adjustments to the glasses, which was a service included in the initial fitting. The US and the State of Connecticut contend that these claims for repairs, or final adjustments, constituted false claims submitted to the Medicaid program. To resolve the allegations under the federal and state False Claims Acts, Your Eyes and Sanderson have agreed to pay $263,488.50 to the federal and state governments for conduct occurring between January 1, 2014, and April 30, 2019.
