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flag A MaineCare audit found over $1M in improper payments due to billing fraud, exposing flaws in Medicaid financing and calling for insurance reform.

flag A MaineCare audit uncovered over $1 million in improper payments due to billing abuses like charging for services not provided, revealing systemic flaws in Medicaid financing. flag The issue, tied to the Gateway case, highlights how vertical integration—where insurers control health plans, providers, PBMs, and purchasing groups—creates opaque, profit-driven systems that inflate costs without improving care. flag Years of undetected overpayments have strained resources for vulnerable populations, reduced provider participation, and exposed weak federal oversight. flag Experts say insurance reform is needed to increase transparency, modernize audits, and ensure funds go to care, not complex financial arrangements.

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