Agape Health Management, Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, in Alexandria, has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle federal and state civil fraud allegations that claimed Agape submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid Program.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia:
Agape operates a facility that provides adult day health care primarily for Virginia Medicaid recipients. The services provided include community-based health, therapeutic, and social services designed to meet the specialized needs of elderly and disabled recipients. Agape also provides transportation services to and from their facility. The allegations include claims that Agape knowingly submitted false or fraudulent claims for transportation services purportedly provided to Virginia Medicaid recipients that were not present or transported to the Agape facility on the claimed dates of service.
The civil claims settled by this Federal False Claims Act and Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act agreement are allegations only; there has been no determination of civil liability.