Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Escobar v. Universal Health Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 22, 2016No. 14-1423PPublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge'.
Yarushka Rivera died of a seizure in 2009 after receiving mental health treatment at Arbour Counseling Services in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a facility owned and operated by Defendant-Appellee Universal Health Services (“UHS”). UHS submitted reimbursement claims for these services to MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid agency.
Following Yarushka’s death, her mother and stepfather learned that Arbour had employed unlicensed and unsupervised personnel, in violation of state regulations—many of whom were involved in treating their daughter during the years leading up to her…
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