Health Care’s Giant

Martin Gotttlieb, Kurt Eichenwald, Josh Barbanel and Tamar Lewin, The New York Times

The New York Times’ examination of Columbia, including a computer analysis of more than 30-million billing records, casts some light on the government’s concerns. One of the findings was that many Columbia hospitals bill Medicare for high-paying respiratory treatments far more often than do competing hospitals serving similar populations. Federal authorities called such findings an indication of possible overbilling of the program.

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