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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Health Management Associates Inc.
Current Parent Company: Community Health Systems
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Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2015
Date: May 7, 2015
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The Justice Department announced that 16 separate hospitals and their respective corporate parents agreed to collectively pay $15.69 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the providers sought and received reimbursement from Medicare for mental health services that were not medically reasonable or necessary.
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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