CVS’ Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle Medicare Advantage kickback allegations

CVS’ Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle Medicare Advantage kickback allegations https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/disruptors/cvs-oak-street-health-to-pay-60m-to-settle-medicare-advantage-kickback-allegations.html CVS subsidiary Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle accusations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in return for referring older adults to its primary care clinics. The U.S. […]

Are the Medicare-C “dominoes” starting to fall?

Texas system shutters Medicare Advantage plan https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/texas-system-shutters-medicare-advantage-plan.html Southwestern Health Resources will not offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2025, D Magazine reported Sept. 17.  In emails obtained by D Magazine, the company said it decided to sunset its Medicare Advantage plan because of increasing competition and utilization, and regulatory requirements.  “Medicare Advantage plans continue to face […]

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