A home healthcare attendant pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing Medicaid for services she did not provide. Vicki Lynn Dowdy, 55, of Roanoke, Virginia, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. At sentencing, Dowdy faces up to 10 years in federal prison. In addition, Dowdy was ordered to pay $24,760 in restitution to the Virginia Medicaid program. According to court documents, Dowdy was hired as a home health attendant (HHA) to provide home healthcare and respite care services to Medicaid recipients in the greater Roanoke region. Specifically, Dowdy was contracted to provide home healthcare and respite care services to two recipients of Medicaid, Individual 1 and Individual 2. From January 16, 2021, through March 30, 2022, Dowdy submitted fraudulent timesheets and billed Medicaid for 1,970.5 hours of personal home healthcare and respite services that were not rendered to Individual 1 and Individual 2. As a result, Medicaid issued $24,760 in total payment to Dowdy for services she never performed.