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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