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Report: Correcting Medicare Advantage overpayments could save billions

January 27, 2012

Correcting overpayments in the Medicare Advantage program could save the federal government billions of dollars, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
 

Response to bipartisan Medicare overhaul falls along party lines

December 16, 2011

A Medicare reform proposal touted as a "premium support" plan has drawn criticism from the White House, other Democrats and Medicare advocates.
 

Analysis: Focus on quality of care, not geographic variances to justify Medicare reforms

April 14, 2011

Policy makers should focus less on geographic variances and more on the quality of care when working on Medicare payment reform, a new analysis finds.
 

CMS uses new, stricter standards in calculating improper Medicare payment rates, agency says

November 19, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday it has improved calculations of improper Medicare payment rates for 2009.