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Company: PacifiCare Health Systems
Current Parent Company: UnitedHealth Group
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Penalty: $87,300,000
Year: 2002
Date: April 12, 2002
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: PacifiCare Health Systems agreed to pay the United States $87.3 million to settle allegations that it and its predecessor companies violated the False Claims Act with respect to claims submitted to the Office of Personnel Management.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.