Attorney General James Secures More Than $7.6 Million from Health Insurer for Using Banned Medicaid Provider

Editorial Credit: Lev Radin / shutterstock.com  Fidelis Contracted with Social Worker Ward Halverson Despite His Criminal Conviction, License Suspension, and Ban from the Medicaid Program NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Fidelis Care (Fidelis) for causing vulnerable Medicaid patients in Central New York to receive treatment at a company owned by a social worker who had previously lost his license after being convicted of a crime. Fidelis billed Medicaid for services provided by Cornerstone Herkimer, LLC (“Cornerstone”), even though the company’s sole owner and director, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Ward Halverson, had been excluded […]