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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: HCA Inc.
Current Parent Company: HCA Healthcare
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $1,929,255
Year: 2001
Date: June 1, 2001
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Seven hospitals located around the country agreed to pay the United States a total of $5,476,637 to settle claims that they unlawfully charged federal health care programs for surgical procedures using unapproved experimental cardiac devices.
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 (for-profit)
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