Medicare Advantage plans received $4.2 billion in payments for questionable home visits, report says
Medicare Advantage plans received $4.2 billion in extra payments last year by conducting home visits to seniors for health risk assessments. Concerns were raised about potential misuse of these assessments and the lack of follow-up care for diagnoses. UnitedHealthcare and Humana were the top beneficiaries of these payments. Medicare Advantage plans may be receiving billions…