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Company: Lester E. Cox Medical Centers
Current Parent Company: CoxHealth
Penalty: $60,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: July 22, 2008
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, a health care system headquartered in Springfield, Mo., agreed to pay the United States $60 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute between 1996 and 2005, by entering into certain financial relationships with referring doctors at a local physician group and engaging in improper billing practices with respect to Medicare.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Missouri
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
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