Originally published at: Jake Johnson: Medicare Advantage Industry ‘Scare Tactics’ and Lobbying Intensify Over Efforts to Curb Fraud – Progressive Dreamers
Published originally at Common Dreams on March 23, 2023 under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license In the wake of numerous studies and investigations detailing the staggering level of fraud in the privately run Medicare Advantage program, the Biden administration proposed a new rule aimed at cracking down on upcoding—a common industry practice whereby plans describe patients as sicker…