Clinic: Medicaid billing errors were unintended

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Eastern Idaho mental health clinic that was accused of fraud and suspended from getting Medicaid payments in March says in an appeal that it was acting in good faith when it billed for services incorrectly.

The Chubbuck-based Seasons of Hope clinic lost its payments earlier this year following an 18-month state investigation conducted by the state Department of Health and Welfare. The investigation found that the company billed for services that weren’t covered, misrepresented services and billed for services not documented.

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