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Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a settlement with MB2

Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 affiliated pediatric dental practices. MB2
agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas $8.45 million for
alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and the Texas
Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA).
Three lawsuits were resolved with this settlement alleging that MB2
knowingly submitted claims for childrens dental services which were
either not performed or were provided after false identification was used.
The claims also involved illegal kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries and
their families, marketers and marketing entities.

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The settlement is the result of a joint investigation involving the U.S.

Attorneys Office for the Northern District of Texas and the Texas
attorney generals Civil Medicaid Fraud Division and Medicaid Fraud
Control Unit. The allegations were brought to the attention of the U.S.
and Texas authorities by whistleblowers who filed one lawsuit under the
FCA and two under the TMFPA.
Medicaid programs are funded jointly by the state and federal
government. Due to this joint funding, the State of Texas will receive
approximately $4.2 million of the agreed-upon settlement amount. The
U.S. will receive a share, and the whistleblowers will also receive a
share. Since 2000, the Texas attorney generals office has recovered
more than $1.7 billion for taxpayers under the Texas Medicaid Fraud
Prevention Act.
To view the Texas TMFPA Settlement Agreement, click here:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress
/Texas_Settlement_Agreement_and_Release_-_MB2_signed_(002).pdf

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To view the federal FCA Settlement Agreement, click here:

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress
/Final_EXECUTED_Settlement_Agreement_-_Garcia_MB2_1_3_17_(002).pdf

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