A Florida man, Jeffrey MacEachron, aged 60, has formally admitted to committing health care fraud, with the plea entered yesterday before a federal court in Boston. MacEachron, the proprietor of PT4U, Inc., which operates physical therapy clinics in Bedford and Lexington, Massachusetts, engaged in a fraudulent scheme to mislead insurance companies and TRICARE by claiming payment for services that were never provided.
According to information from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, the deception lasted from 2013 to 2021. During this time, MacEachron falsified claim forms, inflating the volume of services that had been conducted, and proceeded to submit those claims for financial reimbursement, leading to unwarranted healthcare payouts. The charge of health care fraud; aiding and abetting carries a potential 10-year prison sentence, with additional penalties including up to three years of supervised release and a fine reaching $250,000.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani has scheduled the sentencing for October 17, 2024. The case is a reflection of collaborative efforts between various agencies, including Special Agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division, and Massachusetts' Insurance Fraud Bureau. Assistant U.S. Attorneys James D. Herbert, and Christopher Looney were cited as the prosecutors tackling the issue.
