Benton Co. woman charged with TennCare fraud for 4th time

BENTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A Holladay woman has been charged for the fourth time with TennCare fraud involving doctor shopping for prescription drugs.

Aleisha Wagner

Aleisha Wagner, 31, is charged in a Davidson County indictment with using TennCare to visit multiple providers in a short period of time to get prescriptions for the painkiller hydrocodone and using TennCare to pay for either the clinical visits or the prescriptions, according to a release from the Office of Inspector General.

In addition, Wagner was charged with two counts of obtaining controlled substance by fraud, according to the release.

Wagner has previously been charged with TennCare fraud in Montgomery County and Henry County on accusations of doctor shopping for painkillers.

As of July 1, TennCare fraud was changed to a Class D felony punishable by up to four years in prison.

“The abuse of TennCare benefits, especially to obtain pain medications, is one of our many priorities,” Inspector General Manny Tyndall said in the release. “Local law enforcement, providers and the health care community are with us in the effort to weed this problem out of the TennCare program.”

Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 or by visiting the Office of Inspector General website and clicking on “Report TennCare Fraud.”