The Impact of Risk Adjustment Fraud in Managed Care Insurance

Managed care is a form of health insurance that aims to reduce costs and improve quality of care by leveraging contracts with care providers and medical facilities to increase efficiency of coordinated patient care. Within the system, federal and state governments contract private insurers, also known as Managed Care Organizations (MCO), to provide health insurance …

Becoming a Whistleblower: What to Expect When Reporting Managed Care Insurance Fraud

Fraud in managed care is an unfortunate reality that costs the government and taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Schemes like falsifying patient records, upcoding, cherrypicking, and enrollment fraud siphon money away from the 160 million Americans enrolled in legitimate government healthcare programs, increase taxes, and contribute to rising healthcare costs. This is why it’s …