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Company: Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Current Parent Company: Long Island Community Hospital
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Penalty: $2,920,000
Year: 2010
Date: February 25, 2010
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, a Long Island, N.Y.-based hospital, agreed to pay $2.92 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that it fraudulently inflated its charges to Medicare patients to obtain enhanced reimbursement from the federal health care program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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