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Audits show widespread overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans

Posted On: Nov. 22, 2022 9:17 AM CST

Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000 per patient a year on average, reports Fierce Healthcare. The government’s audits uncovered about $12 million in net overpayments for the care of 18,090 patients sampled, though the actual losses to taxpayers are likely much higher.