AG Dana Nessel announced that the State of Michigan, alongside other states and the federal government, has entered into a settlement agreement with Acadia Healthcare Company (Acadia) concerning allegations that their inpatient behavioral health facilities submitted false claims to government healthcare programs, primarily Medicare and Medicaid. Under the civil settlement agreement, Acadia, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, will pay $19.85 million, plus interest, to the states of Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada, and the federal government, more than $6 million of which will go to Medicaid programs. Michigan will receive $412,504.84 in Medicaid restitution and other recoveries.

Attorney General: AG Nessel Reaches $19.85 Million Multistate Medicaid Fraud Settlement with Behavioral Health Facility