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Central Oregon urgent care settlement follows ‘upcoding’ fraud allegations

State justice department investigators concluded physician Terrace Mucha knew or should have known her company was billing the government for drive-through COVID tests in Bend at improperly high rates. But she said any violation was inadvertent.
September 11, 2025
 
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For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PORTLAND TRIBUNE (USED WITH PERMISSION)

A former Oregon physician said that her decision to pay $489,000 to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud in connection with pandemic COVI