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About POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The government awards contracts to companies with histories of misconduct such as contract fraud and environmental, ethics, and labor violations. In the absence of a centralized federal database listing instances of misconduct, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is providing such data. We believe that it will lead to improved contracting decisions and public access to information about how the government spends hundreds of billions of taxpayer money each year on goods and services. Report an instance of misconduct »
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Triwest Healthcare Alliance Company
TriWest Healthcare Alliance is a Phoenix-based corporation that partners with the Department of Defense to provide access to cost-effective, high-quality health care for 2.7 million members of America's military family in the 21-state TRICARE West Region, which is comprised of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and western Texas.
Federal Contract $: $3093.5m
Total Number of Instances: 1
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 10.0m
Instances of Misconduct
1. U.S. ex rel. Jerdee, et al. v. TriWest Healthcare Alliance (TRICARE False Claims)
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corporation, a contractor to TRICARE Management Activity, agreed to pay $10 million to resolve civil False Claims Act allegations. The settlement resolved allegations that, between 2004 and 2010, TriWest overbilled the government by failing to give the TRICARE program the benefit of negotiated discounts with service providers under letters of agreement (LOAs).... more»
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