It is with deep regret that we must inform you that Dedicated Care Health Services will be closing its operations as Core Services Agency by March 19, 2023. Dedicated staff will assisting consumers with the selection of a new behavior health provider. Consumers may choose any Core Service provider agency that is listed below.

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Fraud, abuse and waste in Medicaid cost states billions of dollars every year, diverting funds that could otherwise be used for legitimate health care services. Not only do fraudulent and abusive practices increase the cost of Medicaid without adding value – they increase risk and potential harm to patients who are exposed to unnecessary procedures.
In 2015, improper payments alone—which include things like payment for non-covered services or for services that were billed but not provided—totaled more than $29 billion according to the Government Accountability Office.

While Medicaid fraud involves knowingly misrepresenting the truth to obtain unauthorized benefit, abuse includes any practice that is inconsistent with acceptable fiscal, business or medical practices that unnecessarily increase costs. Waste encompasses overutilization of resources and inaccurate payments for services, such as unintentional duplicate payments. As states look for innovative ways to contain burgeoning Medicaid costs and promote the program’s integrity, fighting fraud and abuse offers one approach that everyone can support.

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DEDICATED CARE HEALTH SERVICES HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR INDUCEMENT OF CONSUMERS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMPLETION OF TRAINING ON MEDICAID FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE

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As Dedicated Care Health Services continues to provide great quality care to the people we serve, we continue to equally emphasize the need for staff to avoid engaging in fraudulent activities. Therefore, effective immediately, all staff of Dedicated Care Health Services will be required to sign a form attesting that they completed a mandatory training offered by the agency on Quality Clinical Documentation and Medicaid Fraud, Waste and Abuse. (Please see attachment for the form).

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