HCA Settles Allegations of Unnecessary Testing/Double Billing for $2 Million. HCA Holdings, Inc. (formerly called Hospital Corporation of America) has settled health care fraud allegations relating to diagnostic testing for $2 million—including payment of damages and penalties. The claims stem from a whistleblower or qui tam lawsuit brought by an HCA employee under the False Claims Act against HCA and affiliated entities. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina with the State of Florida asserted that HCA hospitals submitted claims for unnecessary tests and double billed for other tests. Specifically, the government alleged HCA claims were improperly submitted: