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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal

Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Description: This list shows cases in which healthcare companies paid penalties of $25 million or more to resolve allegations that they improperly billed Medicare and other government health programs.
Penalty Total since 2000: $11,076,791,985
Number of Penalty Records: 126
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
UnitedHealth Group$1,037,537,5625
Centene$886,076,12712
HCA Healthcare$840,000,0001
Quest Diagnostics$543,000,0002
Encompass Health$373,000,0002
SCAN Health Plan$323,670,0001
Walgreens Boots Alliance$304,200,0003
Elevance Health$278,170,1143
RWJBarnabas Health$265,000,0001
Millennium Health$256,000,0001

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
HCA-The Healthcare CompanyHCA Healthcarehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$840,000,000
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$450,000,000
United Diagnostics Lab et al. False Claims Act and related2023USAO$370,000,000
HealthSouth CorporationEncompass Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$325,000,000
SCAN Health Plan, Senior Care Action Network, and Scan GroupSCAN Health Planhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2012CA-AG$323,670,000
Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedQuest Diagnosticshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2009DOJ_CIVIL$302,000,000
HealthCare Partners Holdings LLCUnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$270,000,000
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.Walgreens Boots AllianceretailingFalse Claims Act and related2019USAO$269,200,000
Saint Barnabas CorporationRWJBarnabas Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2006DOJ_CIVIL$265,000,000
Millennium HealthMillennium Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$256,000,000
Quest DiagnosticsQuest Diagnosticshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2011CA-AG$241,000,000
Conduent State Healthcare LLCConduentmiscellaneous servicesFalse Claims Act and related2019TX-AG$235,900,000
Amerigroup CorporationElevance Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2008DOJ_CIVIL$225,000,000
Amerigroup Illinois and Amerigroup CorpElevance Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2006IL-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $225,000,000
United Therapeutics CorporationUnited TherapeuticspharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$210,000,000
WellCare Health Plans Inc.Centenehealthcare servicesinvestor protection violation2010MULTI-AG$200,000,000
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp.TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporationhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$179,700,000
Cigna GroupCignahealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$172,294,250
Beverly EnterprisesFillmore Capital Partnersprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$170,000,000
Centene Corp.Centenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2022TX-AG$165,600,000
HealthMarkets, Inc. et al.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesconsumer protection violation2025MA-AG$165,237,562
Arriva Medical LLC False Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$160,000,000
Amedisys Inc.Amedisyshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$150,000,000
Maxim Healthcare Services Inc.Maxim Healthcare Servicesmiscellaneous servicesFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$150,000,000
Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc.AbbViepharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2010USAO$149,000,000
Life Care Centers of America Inc.Life Care Centers of Americahealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$145,000,000
WellCare Health Plans Inc.Centenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$137,500,000
WellCare Health Plans Inc.Centenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2012MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $137,500,000
Oaktree Medical Centre P.C. et al. False Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$136,025,077
Kindred Healthcare Inc.Apollo Global Managementprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$125,000,000
Omnicare Inc.CVS HealthretailingFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$124,240,000
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.Maxim Healthcare Servicesmiscellaneous servicesFalse Claims Act and related2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $121,514,199
UHS, Inc and UHS of Delaware, Inc.Universal Health Services Inc.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2020MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $117,000,000
Vencor Inc. and Ventas Inc.Apollo Global Managementprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2001DOJ_CIVIL$104,500,000
Rite Aid CorporationRite AidretailingFalse Claims Act and related2024DOJ_CIVIL$101,000,000
Astellas Pharma US Inc.Astellas PharmapharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$100,000,000
Community Health Systems Inc.Community Health Systemshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$98,150,000
Independent Health Association False Claims Act and related2024DOJ_CIVIL$98,000,000
Health Net Federal Services LLCCentenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2021USAO$97,237,391
Sutter HealthSutter Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$90,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartispharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $88,258,694
PacifiCare Health SystemsUnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2002DOJ_CIVIL$87,300,000
Halifax Hospital Medical Center and Halifax Staffing Inc.Halifax Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$85,000,000
Quorum Health Group, Inc.Quorum Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2001DOJ_CIVIL$85,000,000
Renal Care Group et al.Fresenius Medical Carehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2011USAO$82,642,592
Staten Island University HospitalNorthwell Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2005NY-AG$76,500,000
General American Life Insurance Company, Inc.MetLifefinancial servicesFalse Claims Act and related2002DOJ_CIVIL$76,000,000
Community Health Systems Professional Services CorporationCommunity Health Systemshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$75,000,000
Medtronic Spine LLCMedtronicmedical equipment and suppliesFalse Claims Act and related2008DOJ_CIVIL$75,000,000
Chemed CorporationChemedhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$75,000,000
Tuomey Healthcare SystemPrisma Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$72,400,000
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic and Multi-Specialty Surgery et al. False Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$72,300,000
Walgreens Boots AllianceWalgreens Boots AllianceretailingFalse Claims Act and related2019MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $69,200,000
Centene CorporationCentenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2023IN-AG$66,496,758
LHC Group Inc.UnitedHealth Grouphealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2011DOJ_CIVIL$65,000,000
DaVita Rx LLCDaVita Inc.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$63,700,000
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. et al.Prime Healthcare Services Inc.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$61,750,000
TeamHealth HoldingsBlackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$60,000,000
Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc.AbbViepharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $60,000,000
Health Net Inc.Centenehealthcare servicesconsumer protection violation2005private lawsuit-federal$60,000,000
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/SpharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$58,650,000
CareCore National LLCCignahealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2017USAO$54,000,000
Genesis Healthcare Inc.Genesis HealthCarehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$53,639,288
HealthSun Health Plans Inc.Elevance Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CRIMINAL$53,170,114
GAMBRO HealthcareBaxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesFalse Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$53,100,000
Specialized Pharmacy Services, Inc. False Claims Act and related2006MI-AG$52,500,000
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan False Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$51,000,000
CenCal Health False Claims Act and related2023CA-AG$49,500,000
Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority dba CenCal Health False Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$49,500,000
C.R. Bard Inc.Becton Dickinsonmedical equipment and suppliesFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$48,260,000
Ensign Group Inc.Ensign Grouphealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$48,000,000
Encompass Health CorporationEncompass Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2019USAO$48,000,000
CenterLight Healthcare and CenterLight Health SystemCenterLight Health Systemhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2016NY-AG$47,000,000
Centers for Care, LLC nursing home violation2024NY-AG$45,000,000
BioTelemetry Inc.Royal PhilipsdiversifiedFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$44,875,000
Centene CorporationCentenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2022IA-AG$44,400,000
Genova Diagnostics Inc.Genova Diagnosticshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$43,000,000
Tenet Healthcare CorporationTenet Healthcarehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$42,750,000
Orthofix Inc.Orthofix Medicalmedical equipment and suppliesFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$42,000,000
Logan Laboratories Inc. and Tampa Pain Relief Centers Inc.Surgery Partners Inc.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$41,000,000
Ashland Hospital Corp. d/b/a King's Daughters Medical CenterAshland Hospital Corp.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$40,900,000
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.Blackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2020USAO$40,500,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGSK plcpharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2003MULTI-AG$40,000,000
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. and Apria Healthcare LLCBlackstoneprivate equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2021MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $40,000,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriespharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$38,750,000
Extendicare Health Services Inc. and Progressive Step Corporation False Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$38,000,000
Gambro Healthcare Inc.Baxter Internationalmedical equipment and suppliesFalse Claims Act and related2005MULTI-AG$37,500,000
Dignity Health f/k/a Catholic Healthcare WestCommonSpirit Healthhealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$37,000,000
CVS Caremark Corp.CVS HealthretailingFalse Claims Act and related2008DOJ_CIVIL$36,700,000
Biocompatibles Inc. False Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$36,000,000
Prime Healthcare ServicesPrime Healthcare Services Inc.healthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$35,463,057
Walgreen Co.Walgreens Boots AllianceretailingFalse Claims Act and related2008DOJ_CIVIL$35,000,000
Polymedica Corporation False Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$35,000,000
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.Amryt Pharmapharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2017DOJ_CIVIL$35,000,000
21st Century Oncology Inc.KKR & Co.private equity (including portfolio companies)False Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$34,700,000
Eargo Inc. False Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$34,370,000
Vibra Healthcare LLCVibra Healthcarehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$32,700,000
Genomic Health, Inc. False Claims Act and related2023USAO$32,500,000
Kmart CorporationSearsretailingFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$32,300,000
CenteneCentenehealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2022WA-AG$32,000,000
Community Health SystemsCommunity Health Systemshealthcare servicesFalse Claims Act and related2000DOJ_CIVIL$31,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.