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Company: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Current Parent Company: RWJBarnabas Health
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Penalty: $6,350,000
Year: 2010
Date: March 19, 2010
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, a New Jersey-based hospital, agreed to pay $6.35 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently inflated its charges to Medicare patients to obtain larger reimbursements from the federal health care program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New Jersey
Facility City: Hamilton
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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