Trump’s DOJ Takes Surprising Stance on Agent and Broker Payments in MA

[rmhaire]

Yep, in the step therapy kind of way on his way to the Pump (with the button to blow it up).

Meawhile at @WinoBlues house.

 

[WinoBlues]

Meawhile at @WinoBlues house.


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Any port in a storm.

 

[MedicareWAA]

Back on track . . .

Might as well highlight this, too. These alerts are rare and the Medicare guys who carry guns aren't political. Recent court filing shows that agents don't have a ton of love right now from either side of the aisle. Congress people can only get so many voter complaints before they feel obligated to do something about it. Thank you, Joe Nameth.

"OIG recognizes that other categories of compensation, such as payments from MAOs to agents, brokers, and others, may also result in abusive arrangements that could implicate the federal Anti-Kickback statute. OIG has received significant and credible reports of potential violations …"

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

 

[AgentGeneral]

Might as well highlight this, too. These alerts are rare and the Medicare guys who carry guns aren't political. Recent court filing shows that agents don't have a ton of love right now from either side of the aisle. Congress people can only get so many voter complaints before they feel obligated to do something about it. Thank you, Joe Nameth.

"OIG recognizes that other categories of compensation, such as payments from MAOs to agents, brokers, and others, may also result in abusive arrangements that could implicate the federal Anti-Kickback statute. OIG has received significant and credible reports of potential violations …"

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

Interesting.

I'm hoping what gets changed is related to marketing money and overrides only.

Time will tell. We are getting some insight into whats to come, to be sure.

 

[MedicareWAA]

Interesting.

I'm hoping what gets changed is related to marketing money and overrides only.

Time will tell. We are getting some insight into whats to come, to be sure.

I agree with you. There's so much fat that can be trimmed without needing to touch agent commissions. When the upline is making just as much as the writing agent, there's a problem. Add up all the soft money and sometimes they make MORE than the agent. Wild times.