The former CEO of Merced, Calif.-based Horisons Unlimited, a nonprofit chain of health clinics, pleaded guilty Aug. 13 to healthcare fraud and conspiracy to receive kickbacks, according to the Department of Justice.
Sandra Haar, the former CEO, orchestrated a scheme to bill Medicare and Medi-Cal for services that were not reimbursable between January 2014 and March 2017, according to the Justice Department. For example, she billed Medi-Cal for office visits with licensed physicians when patients were dispensed Suboxone, an opioid medication, in McDonald’s and Rite Aid parking lots.
Source: Ex-CEO pleads guilty in kickback case involving California health clinics / Becker’s Hospital Review