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Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS) is a for-profit medical management services provider that contracts with the United States federal government. It was founded in 1975, and is now a subsidiary of Caliburn International.
Comprehensive Health Services is located in Cape Canaveral, Florida and provides health and medical services to government agencies and commercial entities.[1] It was founded in 1975 and is a for-profit company.[1][2] In 2016, CHS expanded its services in Cape Canaveral.[3]
CHS was awarded a government contract with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency in 2014.[4] The contract was worth $97 million and was for CHS to provide medical exam services.[4] 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.[5]
In 2017, CHS paid the federal government a settlement of $3.818 million in a whistleblower lawsuit for knowingly double charging and mischarging the government for medical services.[6]
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