Executives at Nashville-based HCA think raising the retirement age is better than making cuts in Medicare payments to hospitals. Both ideas are in play, as Congressional leaders and the President negotiate to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
HCA Reveals Federal Probe During Earnings Call
HCA says lawyers from the US Attorney’s office in Miami are questioning the medical necessity of operations like stints and angioplasty. Senior Vice President Vic Campbell says the company is cooperating and handing over whatever information investigators request.