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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wheeling Hospital, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Wheeling Hospital
Penalty: $50,000,000
Year: 2020
Date: September 9, 2020
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: Wheeling Hospital, Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: West Virginia
Facility City: Wheeling
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: West Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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