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Company: LHC Group Inc.
Current Parent Company: UnitedHealth Group
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Penalty: $65,000,000
Year: 2011
Date: September 30, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: LHC Group Inc. agreed to pay $65 million, plus interest, to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act for false home healthcare billings to the Medicare, TRICARE and Federal Employees Health Benefits programs. The company also agreed to be bound by the terms of a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
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: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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