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Columbia/HCA Healthcare
Largest for-profit hospital chain in the United States. Formed from the 1994 merger of Columbia Hospital Corporation and Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). Paid $1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud in 2000-2003, the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history at the time. Now operates as HCA Healthcare.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
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| Investigated by | U.S. Department of Justice | DOJ investigated Columbia/HCA for systematic Medicare and Medicaid fraud. The company paid $1.7 billion in fines between 2000 and 2003, the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history at the time. | Source |
| Defrauded | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Columbia/HCA committed systematic fraud against Medicare and Medicaid including upcoding patient diagnoses, billing for unnecessary lab tests, and paying kickbacks to physicians. The $1.7 billion settlement covered 14 felony convictions. | Source |
| Rebranded as | HCA | Columbia/HCA rebranded to HCA Healthcare after the fraud settlements. HCA remains the largest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S. with 182 hospitals. | Source |
| Employs | Scott, Rick | Co-founder and CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare (1987-1997). Built it into the largest for-profit hospital chain in the U.S. before resigning amid a federal fraud investigation. | Source |