A Florida man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for causing psychotherapy sessions to be fraudulently billed to New Hampshire Medicaid. According to court documents, Erik X. Alonso, 55, of Miami, Florida, was convicted in 2015 of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and related offenses in the Southern District of Florida. As a result of his conviction, Alonso, a psychotherapist, was placed on the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) Exclusion List. According to court documents, in March 2022, Alonso began working for a telehealth mental health provider based in New Hampshire, through which he provided services billed to New Hampshire Medicaid patients despite knowing he was on the Exclusion List. Alonso also caused the telehealth provider to submit claims to New Hampshire Medicaid for counseling services that were not provided as represented, including in instances in which Alonso requested—and later received—a patient’s assistance with personal tasks. As a result of the scheme, Alonso admitted that he caused New Hampshire Medicaid to pay approximately $173,998 based on false and fraudulent claims.