Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS) is a
for-profit medical management services provider that contracts with the
United States
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federal government. It was founded in 1975, and is now a subsidiary of
Caliburn International
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.
About
Comprehensive Health Services is located in
Cape Canaveral, Florida
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History
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and provides health and medical services to government agencies and commercial entities.
It was founded in 1975 and is a for-profit company.
In 2016, CHS expanded its services in
Cape Canaveral.
CHS was awarded a
government contract
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a sub ...
with the
United States Customs and Border Protection
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilit ...
(CBP) agency in 2014.
The contract was worth $97 million and was for CHS to provide medical exam services.
President Trump appointed John Kelly to DHS and he subsequently initiated child separation policy. Kelly is now on the board of directors that operates the Homeland Detention Center.
In 2017, CHS paid the federal government a settlement of $3.818 million in a
whistleblower
A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...
lawsuit for knowingly double charging and mischarging the government for medical services.
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Health care companies based in Florida
Health care companies established in 1975
Companies based in Brevard County, Florida
1975 establishments in Florida
2018 mergers and acquisitions