A Greensboro mental-health treatment provider is denying allegations of medical fraud that emerged in recent media reports.
“In response to a series of articles published in the News & Record and other newspapers and media venues, United Youth Care Services categorically denies the many allegations against it regarding Medicaid fraud and substandard care for any of its clients,” the agency said in a release Tuesday.
United Youth Care also raised concerns that those stories violated the medical privacy rights of its clients.
The News & Record of Greensboro reports that clients complained of poor conditions in housing that United Youth Care provided. Some of their former living quarters have been condemned by city inspectors because of alleged problems including roaches and broken windows.
WFDD reported Monday that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating United Youth Care. DHHS would not comment further because the probe is ongoing.
The agency bills Medicaid for the program, which provides housing to the homeless in exchange for them going to substance-abuse treatment services.
One client told the newspaper she was given an unspecified drug so that she would fail a drug test, which would ensure that her housing benefits would continue.