Man Working For Middletown Company Charged With Medicaid Fraud

May 2, 2025

A Philadelphia man has been charged with submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid by billing for hours he did not work because he was at another job, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.

Jacob Young, 45, of Philadelphia, was charged last month following a referral to state law enforcement from Keystone First, a Medicaid-managed care health plan, and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

Investigators allege that Young, while employed by two different medical firms — one based in Philadelphia and the other in Middletown Township — double-billed Medicaid for services provided to patients between 2020 and 2023.

According to a medical system employee’s report reviewed by the attorney general’s office, Young was paid for assisting a patient during times that overlapped with his hours at a separate job assisting another patient.

A special agent reviewed Young’s employment records and reported hours, which authorities contend show more than 1,200 hours of overlapping work, the attorney general’s office said.

The Philadelphia man’s action allegedly resulted in $26,169 in payments from Medicaid.

Young faces charges, including false/fraudulent medical assistance claim, submitting a claim for service not rendered, submitting a false claim, theft by deception, tampering with public records, and criminal use of a communication facility. He was preliminarily arraigned by District Judge Charles Jonas and released on $2,500 unsecured bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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