Private Medicare Plans Faulted by Watchdog Over Denials of Care
“A new federal watchdog report warns that privately run Medicare health plans used by millions of older Americans may be improperly denying patients medical care. Federal auditors have found ‘widespread and persistent problems related to denials of care and payment in Medicare Advantage,’ the privately administered plans that insure more than 20 million people, according to the report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.”