New details emerge in Fishing Point Healthcare fraud allegation

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 764

Last Updated: 4 months ago


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Thousands of Medicaid patients served by Fishing Point Healthcare in Hampton Roads are scrambling to find new providers because the clinics paused services as a state investigation for suspected fraud unfolds.

Associated with the Nansemond Tribe, Fishing Point has clinics in Newport News and Portsmouth. The entity has not received funding disbursed by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services since April 2025.

When fraud is suspected involving federal funds, state agencies are …

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