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Company: Vencor Inc. and Ventas Inc.
Current Parent Company: Apollo Global Management
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Penalty: $104,500,000
Year: 2001
Date: March 19, 2001
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: Nursing home chain Vencor Inc. and Ventas Inc., a related real estate investment trust, agreed to pay the United States $104.5 million to resolve civil claims that Vencor knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, the military's health care program. Among the allegations were inadequate staffing, improper care of decubitus ulcers, and failure to meet resident's dietary needs.
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: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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