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DOJ intensifies crackdown on Medicare advantage upcoding

A photo of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz holding a large bar graph poster showing rising costs for Medicare services.
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DOJ is increasing enforcement on Medicare Advantage upcoding as recent settlements reveal widespread issues with unsupported diagnoses and inflated payments.

The US DOJ is increasing scrutiny of Medicare Advantage (MA) risk‑adjustment practices amid a series of high‑value settlements involving allegations of improper diagnosis coding.

Federal prosecutors recently announced two major cases totaling nearly $1.1 billion, including a recent $541.5m settlement with the Villages Health System and a $556m settlement

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