Medicare Advantage plans increased reimbursement

According to a recent report published by The Wall Street Journal, Medicare Advantage plans reimbursement revenue from 2016 through 2023 was increased by insurers by making patients look sicker than they were. “Critics of Medicare Advantage plans contend that some insurers manipulate a Medicare Advantage program mechanism that provides higher payments for higher-risk enrollees by making aggressive, sometimes dishonest efforts to indicate that ordinary enrollees are seriously ill.” Read the article here…

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