Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts

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Maryland lawmakers decry possible Medicaid cuts amid 24-hour protest

By MENNATALLA IBRAHIM and DARANEE BALACHANDAR WASHINGTON – Nicole Jorwic hadn’t slept in 30 hours by the time the 24-hour vigil protesting proposed Medicaid cuts ended Thursday afternoon on the National Mall. The Chicago-based organizer and chief program officer for the advocacy group Caring Across Generations helped lead the event, which her organization hosted. “We wanted (the Congress) members who are contemplating these massive cuts … to Me…

Democrats Urge GOP To Target Medicare Advantage 'Upcoding' Instead Of Medicaid Cuts, Calling Budget Plan A 'Man-Made Disaster'

Democrats urge GOP to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts, citing $50B in waste. CBO predicts 5M+ could lose coverage by 2034.

Democrats urge Republicans to focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts

Stopping MA insurers from inflating their reimbursement is a better strategy to save federal dollars than restricting benefits or cutting eligibility in Medicaid, the Democrat lawmakers wrote to GOP leadership this week.

Democrats push GOP toward Medicare ‘upcoding’ instead of Medicaid cuts

Democratic lawmakers are asking GOP leadership to reject Medicaid cuts in favor of going after Medicare Advantage “upcoding” as a way of saving federal dollars and addressing waste, fraud and abuse. A group of more than 40 bicameral Democratic lawmakers wrote to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), asking that…

Democrats urge Republicans to focus on Medicare Advantage upcoding instead of Medicaid cuts – RamaOnHealthcare

Stopping MA insurers from inflating their reimbursement is a better strategy to save federal dollars than restricting benefits or cutting eligibility in Medicaid, the group of Democrats wrote.Dive Brief:Democrat lawmakers are urging Republicans debating cuts to Medicaid to focus instead on fraud, waste and abuse in another federal healthcare program: Medicare Advantage.Curbing upcoding in the [...]