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November 15, 2010
Maryland Lawmakers To Investigate Operations Of Baltimore Mental Health Clinic
The Baltimore Sun (11/11, Calvert) reports, "Maryland lawmakers plan to examine the operations of a Baltimore mental health clinic in the wake of an investigation by the Baltimore Sun that revealed high Medicaid billings, and a state regulator said six family members on the nonprofit's board must relinquish voting authority to comply with state law."
Former Baltimore Behavioral Health Inc. patients and employees claim "the clinic has been diagnosing mental illness -- and collecting public funds to treat it -- in some patients whose main affliction is drug addiction."
And, while "billings to Medicaid rose in recent years, so did the salaries of top BBH executives, reaching $1.4 million last year for the six family members on the company's board of directors."
Posted by admin at November 15, 2010 05:37 PM