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STAT+: HCA reports almost $1 billion more in charity care to Medicare than to its shareholders, drawing more taxpayer money

HCA Healthcare, the country's biggest hospital chain, reported almost $1 billion more in charity care to CMS than in its financial statement, drawing more taxpayer money.
Source: Christine Kao/STAT

The country’s biggest hospital chain, , told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services it doled out almost $1 billion more

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