title: Making it a federal case. Suit alleges widespread fraud by Columbia, Quorum.
abstract: A federal whistleblower lawsuit unsealed last week alleges widespread Medicare fraud at two of the nation's largest for-profit hospital companies, Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. and Quorum Health Group--both relatives of Hospital Corporation of America. The case shows how hospitals' legal troubles have spread since the advent of Medicare's prospective payment system in 1984.
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authors: Bellandi
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authors: Hallam
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D014481:United States