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On December 7, 2022 the US Department of Justice announced Dignity Health (Dignity), a not-for-profit health system that owns and operates three hospitals and one clinic in Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County, California, and Twin Cities Community Hospital (Twin Cities) and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center (Sierra Vista), two acute healthcare facility subsidiaries of Tenet Healthcare Corporation operating in San Luis Obispo County, California, have agreed to pay a total of $22.5 million pursuant to two separate settlements to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to Medi-Cal related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
As a result of the settlements, Dignity will pay $13.5 million to the United States and $1.5 million to the State of California, and Twin Cities and Sierra Vista will pay $6.75 million to the United States and $750,000 to the State of California.
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Business Details
This is a multi-location business.
- Location of This Business
- 1410 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454-4802
- BBB File Opened:
- 12/1/2003
- Years in Business:
- 38
- Business Started:
- 1/1/1986
- Business Started Locally:
- 1/1/2016
- Business Incorporated:
- 8/10/2018
- Licensing Information:
- This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
- Type of Entity:
- Corporation
- Number of Employees:
- 500
- Alternate Business Name
- Weight Loss Surgery Institute of the Central Coast
- Dignity Health Urgent Care - Santa Ynez Valley
- CommonSpirit Health
- Business Management
- Ms. Lori Parker, Marketing and Communications Specialist
- Mr. Joe Diefenderfer, VP, Chief Strategy Officer
- Ms. Julie Sprengel, President
- Contact Information
Principal
- Ms. Lori Parker, Marketing and Communications Specialist
Customer Contact
- Ms. Lori Parker, Marketing and Communications Specialist
- Additional Contact Information
Phone Numbers
- (805) 473-0700Other Phone
- (805) 786-4111Other Phone
- (805) 473-0700
Customer Complaints
2 Customer Complaints
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07/13/2022
- Complaint Type:
- Billing Issues
- Status:
- Answered
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