Southeastern Health Center May Have to Pay Back Millions

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The Southeastern Health Center, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, may have to pay back millions because of possible Medicaid fraud. State auditors are currently investigating the mental health agency. According to an article in the February 5, I 999 issue of the Charlotte Observer, the audit is focusing on bills from the medical center related to the Carolina Alternatives (CA) program during 1994 to 1995. This is just part of a broader review of the state's 40 mental health centers administered by CA. Irregularities were discovered in . . .