A physician assistant convinced her patients that hypnotherapy could make them more receptive to medical treatment. Fortunately, she told them, she could conduct the hypnosis sessions in the office she used  for consultations. The predominant insurance company for many of the physician assistant’s patients did not pay for “hypnotherapy,” nor was the physician assistant qualified to provide it, so she billed the sessions as office visits, at $100 to $125 per visit.
Was the physician assistant committing healthcare fraud? Explain your answer.