Senators float ‘no upcode’ act to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Two Senators are introducing legislation aimed at reducing Medicare Advantage overpayments.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, a Louisiana Republican, and Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, introduced the No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, or Diagnoses for the Elderly, or No UPCODE, act March 27. Continue reading here…

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