Tag: disease states

Health Policy and Economics

Phantom Diseases and Medicare Advantage Fraud

According to a Wall Street Journal article from August 4, Medicare Advantage plans are using home nurse visits to identify possible or questionable disease states/conditions (so called, phantom diseases) via screenings. These diagnoses then turn…

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Reg

Healthcare executive, consultant, and author covering post-acute care, senior living, and the economics behind both - for 30+ years.

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