New Mexico Settles With Final Five Behavioral Health Organizations Over 2013 Medicaid Fraud Allegations

On December 4, 2019, the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) announced it had settled with the last five of the 10 behavioral health provider organizations that sued the state because their Medicaid reimbursements were frozen in June 2013 due to allegations of fraud by the previous administration of Governor Susana Martinez. The five organizations are Santa Maria El Mirador (formerly Easter Seals El Mirador); Border Area Mental Health Services; Southwest Counseling Center, Inc.; Southern New Mexico Human Development, Inc.; and Families and Youth, Inc. They agreed to share a settlement of $10 million.

In 2013, the Martinez administration hired . . .