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3. Truth is, there is more fraud/improper billing in Medicare than with private insurers. Private payers catch it on front
Tue Feb 18, 2025, 05:13 PM
Feb 2025

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Medicare often goes for years before auditing doctors who are obviously cheating. That's why you see overpayment audits in the millions of dollars under Medicare.

Point is, universal healthcare -- which I support -- will require more audits up front if it's built on Medicare model (which would be best).

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