Hospital chain to pay $16.5 million in kickback case involving the homeless
Tom Watkins, CNN
Updated 3:10 AM EDT,
Fri August 24, 2012
A homeless man sits with his belongings near downtown Los Angeles.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Pacific Health Corporation and three of its hospitals agree to the payment
Marketers recruited homeless from L.A.'s "Skid Row" for often unneeded treatment
Medicare and Medi-Cal picked up the tab
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http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/health/homeless-kickbacks/index.html?hpt=hp_t3