A government watchdog has identified major concerns relating to health insurers exaggerating how sick their Medicare patients were, resulting in nearly $7 billion in improper payments, according to a report released on Dec. 12.
The study, released by the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), stated that Medicare Advantage plans sold to seniors and disabled people by health insurers received an estimated $6.7 billion in payments during the year of 2017.
