Intensive coding by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans raised enrollees' risk scores and may have allowed companies to pocket tens ...
An analysis of differential coding patterns between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Traditional Medicare (TM) plans estimated how ...
UnitedHealth Group received 42% of the $33 billion in additional Medicare Advantage payments from differential coding.
This minimally invasive treatment is designed to help reduce or eliminate pain caused by a fractured vertebra and stabilize the bone. Low viscosity cement is injected directly into the collapsed ...
The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta's health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing codes to save $400 ...
Medicare plans in Georgia follow all federal guidelines for healthcare coverage for people ages 65 years or older or who have qualifying disabilities or medical conditions. However, coverage ...
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The founders of a Lake Charles medical practice who settled an improper billing claim said a consulting firm was responsible for the Medicare fraud. Henry “Trip” Goolsby, MD ...
projecting a 3.5% rise in the Medicare Economic Index, which measures the cost of running a medical practice. The economic pressures have forced some physician practices across the country to close in ...