DOJ steps up crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding
The Justice Department’s scrutiny of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment is intensifying, with two recent settlements totaling nearly $1.1 billion highlighting federal concerns about diagnosis coding practices that can increase payments to health plans. The latest came Aug. 27, when The Villages (Fla.) Health System agreed to pay $541.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated […] The post DOJ steps up crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding appeared first on Becker's Payer Issues | Pa...
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on policy / regulatory changes: The Justice Department’s scrutiny of Medicare Advantage risk adjustment is intensifying, with two recent settlements totaling nearly $1.1 billion highlighting federal concerns about diagnosis coding practices that can in…
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