Risky Marketing Schemes

[annon123]

The title did say UHC. It's been changed.

I only saw it with the new title. The article doesn't talk about them either though. Or if it did I missed that.

 

[MedicareWAA]

These alerts are rarely issued. Check out some of the footnotes, like the one that warns agents about other arrangements that don't involve doctors. "Significant and credible reports" Yikes.

https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/special-fraud-alerts/10092/Special%20Fraud%20Alert:%20Suspect%20Payments%20in%20Marketing%20Arrangements%20Related%20to%20Medicare%20Advantage%20and%20P.pdf

 

[annon123]

These alerts are rarely issued. Check out some of the footnotes, like the one that warns agents about other arrangements that don't involve doctors. "Significant and credible reports" Yikes.

https://oig.hhs.gov/documents/special-fraud-alerts/10092/Special%20Fraud%20Alert:%20Suspect%20Payments%20in%20Marketing%20Arrangements%20Related%20to%20Medicare%20Advantage%20and%20P.pdf

The way Oak Street Health (AARP endorsed for a royalty) operates around here with having agents (mostly Humana sales) sell (aka push) mostly advantage plans to their potential or actual patients (the patients they want since then they will get more) likely runs afoul of some of that.

 

[MedicareWAA]

The way Oak Street Health (AARP endorsed for a royalty) operates around here with having agents (mostly Humana sales) sell (aka push) mostly advantage plans to their potential or actual patients (the patients they want since then they will get more) likely runs afoul of some of that.

They just paid $60 million to the feds because of it

 

[annon123]

They just paid $60 million to the feds because of it

Good! They had that coming for sure.