Fraud And Billing Mistakes Cost Medicare — And Taxpayers — Tens Of Billions Last Year

(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News)

Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and need to crack down on billing errors by the insurers, a top congressional auditor testified Wednesday. Continue reading article here…

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