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Medicare Advantage plans face scrutiny for inflating patient risk scores to gain higher federal payments, costing $83B annually and prompting calls for reform.
Medicare Advantage plans are under scrutiny for allegedly inflating patients’ risk scores to secure higher government payments, potentially costing taxpayers $83 billion annually.
Insurers like UnitedHealthcare and Humana are reported to list numerous conditions to boost scores—37% and 19% above average, respectively—leading to significantly higher federal reimbursements while paying doctors 11% less than traditional Medicare.
These disparities have prompted some providers to exit the program, reducing patient access.
A proposed House bill, the Prompt and Fair Pay Act, aims to require equal doctor reimbursements, addressing incentives for manipulation and raising concerns about accountability and fairness in the program.
Los planes de Medicare Advantage se enfrentan al escrutinio por inflar las puntuaciones de riesgo de los pacientes para obtener pagos federales más altos, costando $ 83 mil millones anuales y provocando llamados a la reforma.