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OIG: UnitedHealthcare banked $3.7B in Medicare Advantage payments in 2017 through chart reviews, HRAs

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in Medicare Advantage payments in 2017 through chart reviews, HRAs. OIG: UnitedHealthcare banked $3.7B Thu, 10/21/2021 - 10:41.

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Medicare spent $1.4B on discarded Part B drugs in 2017 and 2018: report

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Medicare spent $1.4B on discarded Part B drugs in 2017 and 2018: report. Thu, 08/20/2020 - 15:02.

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AHA report: Medicare, Medicaid underpaid hospitals by $76B in 2017 

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Many hospitals are making significant investments in community programs, despite losing nearly $77 billion in Medicare and Medicaid payments in 2017, according to new data from the American Hospital Association.

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ACOs saved Medicare $755M from 2013 to 2017, new analysis finds

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Accountable care organizations lowered Medicare spending by $755 million from 2013 to 2017, a new analysis found.

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MedPAC: Hospitals got $201B in Medicare payments last year, a 3.6% bump from 2017

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Hospitals got $201 billion in Medicare fee-for-service payments in 2018, a 3.6% increase from 2017 as Medicare is footing the bill for higher drug prices, a new analysis found.

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Medicare made $23B in improper payments in 2017 due to documentation errors, GAO finds

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Medicare made more than $23 billion in improper payments in 2017 due to insufficient documentation, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. The GAO also found that Medicaid paid out more than $4 billion for services that were not fully or properly documented.

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CMS data shows ACOs saved Medicare $314M in 2017

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New data released by CMS shows ACOs cut Medicare costs by hundreds of millions of dollars after accounting for shared savings payments. The National Association of ACOs said the data proves Track 1 ACOs are generating savings.