Bipartisan lawmakers urge CMS to crack down on Medicare Advantage overpayments

Senators praised a recent CMS proposal aimed at reducing payments in MA, but urged the agency to work with Congress and go further.

Senators praised a recent CMS proposal aimed at reducing payments in MA, but urged the agency to work with Congress and go further.
Thousands of employees of the Department of Health and Human Services were fired last spring. Their colleagues are still picking up the pieces.
The agency is embarking on major initiatives — including helping states implement Medicaid work requirements — with fewer workers in the wake of the federal government’s restructuring, experts say.