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Company: Tuomey Healthcare System
Current Parent Company: Prisma Health
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Penalty: $72,400,000
Year: 2015
Date: October 16, 2015
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: The Department of Justice resolved a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System for illegally billing the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the United States was to receive $72.4 million and Tuomey, based in Sumter, South Carolina, was to be sold to Palmetto Health, a multi-hospital healthcare system based in Columbia, South Carolina.
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: South Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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