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A Knoxville dental provider will pay nearly $1 million to settle a 2020 lawsuit that alleged the company for years submitted false claims in order to receive higher reimbursements from TennCare, the state Medicaid program.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced it had reached a settlement in a 2020 lawsuit that alleged a Knoxville-area dental provider tried to fool patients and TennCare.

Dentist Michael Sawaf and Premier Dental Group of Knoxville (Tenn.) have agreed to pay $985,541 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to the states Medicaid program.