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Company: Detroit Medical Center
Current Parent Company:
Tenet Healthcare
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $30,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: December 30, 2010
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal:
Healthcare Kickbacks
Violation Description: Detroit Medical Center, a non-profit company that owns and operates hospitals and outpatient facilities in Detroit, agreed to pay the United States $30 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute, by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physician.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
Facility City: Detroit
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals (for-profit)
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