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Company: VHS of Michigan Inc. et al.
Current Parent Company: Tenet Healthcare
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Penalty: $29,744,065
Year: 2023
Date: May 31, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: VHS of Michigan Inc., doing business as The Detroit Medical Center Inc. , Vanguard Health Systems Inc., and Tenet Healthcare Corporation, agreed to pay $29,744,065 to the government to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to certain referring physicians.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals (for-profit)
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