When Teresa Ross says she raised objections after discovering her employer, a Medicare Advantage company, was fraudulently inflating how sick its members appeared to be to get higher payments from Medicare, the company brought in a psychologist. The disputed billing practices at the heart of Ross’ case have become central to the health care business. Read a story from Bloomberg.
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