Former CEO of Non-Profit Medical and Dental Clinic Who Is Also Licensed Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Fresno

We are seeing an increased focus on nonprofit health care entities that are run by individuals. One recent case shows how nonprofits can face scrutiny that includes conflict of interest issues and concern over whether payments to executives or employees.On August 13, 2018, Sandra Haar pleaded guilty to health care fraud and conspiracy to receive kickbacks in federal court in Fresno.Ms. Haar was the founder and chief executive officer of Horisons Unlimited, a nonprofit public benefit corporation that provided health and dental services in Merced and surrounding communities. Ms. Haar was also a nurse practitioner. Horisons is now closed but once had eight clinics.According to court documents, between January 1, 2014, and March 2017, Ms. Haar allegedly orchestrated the billing to Medicare and Medi-Cal for services she knew were not reimbursable, and she allegedly profited by over $3.7 million from her fraud. For example, Ms. Haar allegedly billed Medi Cal for health and dental…

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