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7. While I agree with your post, there is also fraud in traditional Medicare. In fact, it's substantially more than in MA.

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 02:14 PM

Oct 2023

For 2019 and 2020 traditional Medicare "improper payments were roughly $26 B vs. $17 B under MA. The worst fraud is under Medicaid.

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2020-estimated-improper-payment-rates-centers-medicare-medicaid-services-cms-programs

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Former Medicare Advantage Executive charged in multi-million fraud scheme [View all] pnwmom Oct 2023 OP

Tip of an iceberg dalton99a Oct 2023 #1

Exactly eom XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #2

Who would of thought privatizing healthcare leads to fraud leftstreet Oct 2023 #3

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Florida huh? underpants Oct 2023 #6

That was my thought as well TheRealNorth Oct 2023 #10