An Arlington dentist’s office was part of a scheme to defraud Medicaid, the Texas Attorney General said Monday.
Attorney General Ken Paxton accused multiple dental providers, including Stadium Dental in Arlington, of participating in the scheme. The defendants, including Stadium Dental, allegedly performed “unnecessary and, in some cases, high-risk dental procedures” on Medicaid patients, according to a statement from Paxton’s office. The providers would then bill Medicaid for the procedures, Paxton’s office said..
“It is malicious and unacceptable that these providers were performing dangerous, medically unnecessary procedures on patients in order to scam our Medicaid system,” Paxton said in a statement. “Our Medicaid resources are in place to serve Texans in need, and my office will continue to fight fraud and abuse within that system.”…