Roane Co. woman arrested, charged with TennCare fraud in M. Tennessee

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Posted: 4:25 PM Aug 28, 2008 Roane Co. woman arrested, charged with TennCare fraud in M. Tennessee A Roane County woman has been arrested and charged with four counts of TennCare fraud, according to a Tennessee Office of Inspector General release.	Carol A. Gatewood, 47, of Rockwood, is charged with four counts of TennCare fraud by "doctor shopping." (Photo Courtesy: Tennessee Office of Inspector General)

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Roane County woman has been arrested and charged with four counts of TennCare fraud in Putnam County, according to a Tennessee Office of Inspector General release.

Carol A. Gatewood, 47, of Rockwood was arrested in Putnam County with the help of the Roane County Sheriff's Department.

Gatewood is accused of "fraudulently using TennCare to obtain controlled substances by 'doctor shopping.'"

The Inspector General's release says, "According to the indictment, Gatewood failed to disclose to her doctor that she had seen other physicians within a 30-day period, receiving prescriptions for the strong painkiller Oxycodone."

Those doctor visits were paid for by TennCare, according to the OIG.

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Posted by: Stiffed Location: Knoxville on Sep 1, 2008 at 09:29 PM

This is the type of garbage we are supporting with our tax dollars by funding welfare programs. This individual is one small part of a major problem. Many doctors think of TennCare as a cash cow. They have to find something wrong with these people to keep the dollars coming their way. By eliminating the TennCare Program (and it's new face) these people will find a job once they realize the money train has dried up.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 29, 2008 at 07:50 AM

They should have been getting these people a long time ago. Alot of people on tenncare have been doing this for years now. The people that have these benefits need to be monitored more closely. It would be less expensive for the tax payers to monitor them than it would be to supply the drugs they abuse and sell.

Posted by: Ron on Aug 28, 2008 at 05:09 PM

Remember this in November when a presidential canidate wants to raise your taxes and support more government handouts .Get a job and stop wasting taxpayers money.

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