Insurers Pocketed $50 Billion From Medicare for Diseases No Doctor Treated
Wall Street Journal
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
The article discusses recent changes to Medicare health insurance payments, specifically focusing on how the adjustments are tied to patient diagnoses. These changes are designed to incentivize more accurate and comprehensive documentation of patient conditions by healthcare providers. The intention is to ensure fairer distribution of funds and improve the quality of care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.