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STAT Newsletter Surveys Premium Hikes and CMS Fraud Crackdown
In its Health Care Inc. newsletter, STAT reports on rising health insurance premiums and notes CMS is moving forward with a new fraud crackdown. The piece also touches on employers potentially shifting more health care costs to workers as premium increases strain small businesses in particular, and references a "sad Medicaid gathering" without further detail provided in this excerpt. The newsletter format combines several short items rather than a single in-depth report. Full details on the CMS fraud crackdown and the Medicaid gathering are referenced but not elaborated in the available excerpt.
Why it mattersMedicaid agencies and plans should watch for details on the referenced CMS fraud crackdown, which could signal new program integrity enforcement affecting providers and managed care organizations.