In one particularly tragic case, Defendants’ policies led to the abandonment of a patient who lost their insurance and relapsed. However, these tests did not result in any change in care, or even acknowledgment by the responsible practitioners. These include instances in which tests revealed use of drugs of abuse, indicative of significant relapse. Our client, a former Divisional Medical Director, identified numerous troubling lapses of care. Moreover, in many instances, CleanSlate medical staff never reviewed the test results.ĬleanSlate’s practices also exposed countless patients to serious medical harm. But, often, the results of these tests were not used to inform treatment decisions for patients. Defendants funnel these referrals to their own clinical laboratory. Wilson studiously avoided the cost of medically necessary oversight, counseling, and individualized treatment.Īs part of this scheme, Defendants mandate expensive urine drug tests at every patient visit. Our Amended Complaint alleges that Defendants’ primary focus is the distribution of buprenorphine-based drugs to as many opioid addicted patients as possible. CleanSlate Business Model Prioritized Profits Over Care CleanSlate’s indifference to governing rules and regulations resulted in the government paying tens of millions of dollars for unnecessary, unreasonable, and often harmful medical procedures and laboratory tests. Their own employees described them as a “pill mill” where physicians are expected to “rubber stamp” stacks of prescriptions.
These clinics provide medication-assisted treatment for substance abuse, including opioid and alcohol addiction.Īs described in our Amended Complaint, CleanSlate Centers exploited the national opioid epidemic in a scheme to build and operate a chain of for-profit addiction-treatment centers.
CleanSlate Centers operates a national chain of clinics in Massachusetts and nine other states.
Amanda Wilson in a False Claims Act case filed by our client. Today, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced that it has filed a Complaint in Intervention against CleanSlate Centers and its founder Dr. Massachusetts Attorney General Joins Client’s Opioid Treatment Fraud Case Against CleanSlate Centersĭavid W.S.
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