Becker's Healthcare October 3, 2022
Providers, nursing home representatives and advocates for patients say Medicare Advantage plans are sending enrollees home from skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers before they are healthy enough to leave, according to an Oct. 3 Kaiser Health News and Fortune and Fortune report.
Medicare Advantage plans are paid a monthly fee for each enrollee by CMS. This can create incentives for providers to deny services to increase profits, according to an analysis from the Health and Human Services Department’s inspector general that was cited in the report.
Patricia Maynard, 80, told the outlet she was informed her Medicare Advantage plan would no longer...
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