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Company: Community Health Systems
Current Parent Company: Community Health Systems
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Penalty: $31,000,000
Year: 2000
Date: May 9, 2000
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: Community Health Systems agreed to pay $31 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for reimbursement to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, the Defense Department's health care program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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