Industry Notes:
OIG Plans to Target MA Claims
Published on Thu Jul 19, 2018
Are you seeing an uptick in your Medicare Advantage (MA) denials? This might be the reason. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) added a topic to its Work Plan last month noting that the capitated payment model Medicare Advantage uses may incentivize payers “to inappropriately deny access to, or reimbursement for, health care services in an attempt to increase [...]