Report: Fees Vary Wildly Among Hospitals for Same Procedure
Hospitals within the same city sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars more for the same procedures, according to government figures released for the first time.
Hospitals within the same city sometimes charge tens of thousands of dollars more for the same procedures, according to government figures released for the first time.
The government recouped a staggering $4 billion in fiscal 2010 that was stolen from federal health care programs, the departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced Monday -- the highest annual amount ever. More than half of the fraud money recovered came from drug companies.



