Becker's Healthcare February 22, 2024
Kevin Hammons, CFO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, said that Medicare Advantage payers began denying and downgrading “significantly more claims” in the post pandemic period.
Speaking on the health system’s Feb. 21 earnings call, Mr. Hammons said that denials and downgrades occurred on the commercial side as well, “but more so in the MA space,” according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha.
“And we believe that kind of hit a peak,” he said. “And I think it’s gotten a lot more attention at the governmental levels. We’ve certainly been active in...
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