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How doctors and hospitals have collected billions in questionable Medicare fees – Center for Public Integrity

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The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. Key findings: Thousands of medical professionals have billed Medicare at progressively higher rates over a decade’s time, costing taxpayers at least $11 billion in inflated charges. A significant portion of the added charges is likely […]

Reading Time: 18 minutes The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our stories. Thousands of medical professionals have billed Medicare at progressively higher rates over a decade’s time, costing taxpayers at least $11 billion in inflated charges. A significant portion of the added charges is likely due to “upcoding” — charging for more extensive and costly services than actually delivered. Upcoding is facilitated by abuse of Medicare billing codes that reflect the range of care delivered and the time it takes. Many

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