“‘Travel billing’ refers to billing Medicaid for face-to-face services which could not have been performed because the recipient and the provider were physically located in two different communities on the claimed date of service. In this case, the charges allege that Steichen and Lampl submitted bills for Medicaid reimbursement for face-to-face services which could not have been performed because either Steichen was traveling within Alaska or elsewhere around the country while Lampl was in Anchorage, or Lampl was traveling and Steichen was in Alaska. In addition, the pair continued to bill the program after Lampl had moved to Las Vegas in late 2018.”

“’Overlap billing’ refers to submitting claims for Medicaid reimbursement for services that could not have been provided because either the provider or the recipient were receiving hourly wages from an employer for a different job on the claimed dates of service. In this case, the indictment alleges that Lampl held another job and billed Medicaid for services she supposedly performed for Steichen while Lampl was also working at her other job.”

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