'Deny, deny, deny': By repeatedly rejecting claims, Medicare Advantage plans threaten rural hospitals and patients, say CEOs

Last year, a federal audit from 2013 was released showing that 8 of the 10 largest plans had submitted inflated bills to Medicare. As for the quality of care, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, a non-partisan agency of Congress, said in a March report that it could not conclude Medicare Advantage plans "systematically provide better quality" over regular Medicare. Even worse, because the plans routinely deny coverage for necessary care, they are threatening the existence of struggling rural hospitals nationwide,..

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