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unhappycamper

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Sat Oct 3, 2015, 04:47 AM Oct 2015

Medical transport company abruptly closes amid investigation

http://www.wcvb.com/news/medical-transport-company-abruptly-closes-amid-investigation/35625532

Closure causes problems for many clients

Medical transport company abruptly closes amid investigation
UPDATED 8:56 PM EDT Oct 02, 2015

BOSTON —One of the largest providers of medical transportation for the state has shut down as the state attorney general and state auditor investigate the company, 5 Investigates has learned.

That company, Rite Way, was paid millions in tax dollars to drive people on MassHealth to medical appointments. Sources tell 5 investigates the Attorney General's office is looking into the way the company recruited clients and whether they billed for services not provided.

The company abruptly stopped giving rides to thousands of clients statewide three weeks ago.

Laurie Gregory, a former manager in Rite Way's Cape Cod office, recalled how she found out about the closure.
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Medical transport company abruptly closes amid investigation (Original Post) unhappycamper Oct 2015 OP
Hard not to prejudge: merrily Oct 2015 #1

merrily

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Sat Oct 3, 2015, 05:58 AM
Oct 2015
The transportation company's billing to the state skyrocketed from $375,900 in 2012 to nearly $16 million this past fiscal year, a figure five times bigger than any other provider of non-emergency transportation, records show.
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