The former operator of a Shelby County home healthcare agency faces charges of TennCare fraud and theft of property.
In 2022, TBI special agents received a fraud referral from the TennCare Office of Program Integrity, alleging overbilling by the owner of Tender Loving Care, also known as Elizabeth Home Care.
Agents discovered that from 2018 to 2021, operator of the agency, Elexis Braswell, knowingly billed TennCare for home healthcare services for patients who were receiving treatment in area hospitals, resulting in the loss of thousands of dollars to the State of Tennessee…