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Company: Philips RS North America LLC
Current Parent Company: Royal Philips
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Penalty: $24,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: March 28, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: This multistate settlement resolves False Claims Act allegations that Respironics misled federal health care programs by paying kickbacks to DME suppliers. Philips agreed to pay over $24 million to resolve the allegations that affected Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE, which is the health care program for active military and their families. The settlement was also announced by the U.S. Justice Department (see separate entry).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Netherlands
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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