Nursing home advocates are expected to kick into high-gear defense mode after a new federal report asserted Tuesday that providers are overcharging Medicare to the tune of $1.5 billion annually.
Medicare ‘upcoding’ accounts for $11 billion in extra costs, investigation finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 18, 2012
Medicare providers increasingly are using higher-paying codes instead of using less complex, lower-paying codes, an investigation has found. This practices, known as “upcoding,” has added $11...