Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
UC San Diego Health
Current Parent Company:
University of California
Penalty:
$2,980,000
Year:
2022
Date:
January 11, 2022
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
UC San Diego Health, the academic health system of the University of California, San Diego, paid $2.98 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary genetic testing reimbursed by Medicare.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
California
Facility City:
San Diego
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
government-owned
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent:
university
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.