overbilling Medicare

Privately run Medicare Advantage plans have overcharged the federal government by billions of dollars, yet Medicare hasn't been effective in recouping the excessive payments, an audit found.

Coleman Consulting, a Florida health care billing expert, says doctors often document a diagnosis of cancer after it has been treated or is no longer…

The University of Miami Hospital must refund $3.7 million to the federal government following an audit of the hospital’s Medicare billing practices. The…