Report: U.S. Attorney’s Office Ends Columbia/HCA Investigation

January 10, 2000 Report: U.S. Attorney's Office Ends Columbia/HCA Investigation The U.S. attorney's office in Miami has decided not to prosecute five current and former executives of Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and Olsten Corporation. As reported in the December 31, 1999 issue of the Wall Street Journal, the decision ends a two-year criminal investigation by Miami prosecutors concerning alleged Medicare fraud involving home health care. It also comes as talks between the Justice Department and Columbia to reach a partial civil settlement in a national investigation have heated up, the Wall Street Journal added . . .