In July 2024, the Wall Street Journal concluded that UnitedHealth was the worst offender among private insurers who made dubious diagnoses in their clients in order to trigger large payments from the government’s Medicare Advantage program. The patients often did not receive any treatment for those insurer-added diagnoses.
The report, based on Medicare data obtained from the federal government under a research agreement, calculated that diagnoses added by UnitedHealth for diseases patients had never been treated for had yielded $8.7 billion in payments to the company in 2021 – over half of its net income of $17 billion for that year.
elkmeateater on December 12nd, 2024 at 02:33 UTC »
Wonder if Robert Lee ever conversed with Dr. Thornberry.
immovingfd on December 12nd, 2024 at 02:38 UTC »
In July 2024, the Wall Street Journal concluded that UnitedHealth was the worst offender among private insurers who made dubious diagnoses in their clients in order to trigger large payments from the government’s Medicare Advantage program. The patients often did not receive any treatment for those insurer-added diagnoses.
The report, based on Medicare data obtained from the federal government under a research agreement, calculated that diagnoses added by UnitedHealth for diseases patients had never been treated for had yielded $8.7 billion in payments to the company in 2021 – over half of its net income of $17 billion for that year.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/medicare-health-insurance-diagnosis-payments-b4d99a5d
mackedeli on December 12nd, 2024 at 04:11 UTC »
'are you a ceo because I'm shooting my shot at you'