#Latest news with #MedicareInsurersWall Street Journal5 days agoBusinessWall Street JournalHumana to Back Curbs to Medicare Advantage Billing PracticesHumana HUM -1.11%decrease; red down pointing triangle, the second-biggest Medicare insurer, has told congressional staffers that it will support moves that would curtail billing practices worth billions in extra payments to the industry, according to staffers and a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The stance by a leader in the Medicare Advantage business—in which insurers offer privately run Medicare plans—represents an important development in a growing debate over how the companies are paid in the $460 billion program.
Wall Street Journal5 days agoBusinessWall Street JournalHumana to Back Curbs to Medicare Advantage Billing PracticesHumana HUM -1.11%decrease; red down pointing triangle, the second-biggest Medicare insurer, has told congressional staffers that it will support moves that would curtail billing practices worth billions in extra payments to the industry, according to staffers and a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The stance by a leader in the Medicare Advantage business—in which insurers offer privately run Medicare plans—represents an important development in a growing debate over how the companies are paid in the $460 billion program.