Medicare insurer can use discounts to encourage use of select hospitals, OIG says

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review)

A health insurer that provides supplemental Medicare insurance and a preferred hospital organization can incentivize members to seek care at hospitals in the organization’s network, according to an advisory opinion from the HHS Office of Inspector General.  Continue reading the article here…

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