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Therapist-Owner Builds Trust Through Help
- Rose met Chris Bathum as a therapist and quickly trusted him during a fragile period of her life.
- He offered free therapy and later hired her, which deepened her dependence and access to CRLA's operations.
Longer Residential Care As A Mask
- Bathum marketed longer, affordable residential treatment as a superior solution to addiction.
- That model attracted clients and hid questionable practices behind a veneer of innovation.
Insurance Investigator Finds Strange Billing
- Debbie Herzog discovered hundreds of suspicious preventive-medicine billing entries tied to CRLA at Anthem.
- She found billing for the same patients in California and Colorado and employees listed as patients, suggesting fabricated claims.