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Company: Lifemark Hospitals
Current Parent Company: Tenet Healthcare
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Penalty: $29,000,000
Year: 2002
Date: July 17, 2002
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: Tenet Healthcare Corporation subsidiary Lifemark Hospitals of Florida paid the United States $29 million to settle allegations that Lifemark, Tenet and various affiliated and predecessor companies violated the False Claims Act in connection with submitted to the Medicare Program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Florida
Facility City: Hialeah
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
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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