If Trump actually follows through on cracking down on Medicare Advantage fraud, it will be by far the biggest anti-fraud measure of his entire Presidency. The status quo hurts patients and lines the pockets of insurers to the tune of hundreds of billions
Russ Greene
Russ Greene14 hours ago
It’s received relatively little fanfare, but the Trump admin’s Medicare proposal has got the health insurance lobby freaking out. Medicare adds a half trillion to the debt each year and Medicare Advantage plans offer seniors luxury benefits like golf and horseback riding.
UnitedHealth has an entire division of people whose job it is to mine existing patient records to find new diagnoses purely for the purpose of being able to charge Medicare Advantage more money
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