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Company: Methodist Hospital
Current Parent Company: Houston Methodist
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $9,990,000
Year: 2009
Date: March 26, 2009
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Methodist Hospital in Houston agreed to pay the United States $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Texas
Facility City: Houston
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.