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Company: HealthNet Inc.
Penalty: $9,000,000
Year: 2017
Date: April 27, 2017
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Indiana University Health Inc. and HealthNet Inc. agreed to pay a total of $18 million to resolve allegations that they violated federal and state false claims laws by engaging in an illegal kickback scheme related to the referral of HealthNet's OB/GYN patients to IU Health's Methodist Hospital. Under the settlement agreement, IU Health and HealthNet each agreed to pay approximately $5.1 million to the United States and $3.9 million to the State of Indiana.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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