Improper Medicare payments down $20.7B since 2014, CMS data show
Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
since 2014, CMS data show. Improper Medicare payments down $20.7B Tue, 11/16/2021 - 07:15.
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Fierce Healthcare
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
since 2014, CMS data show. Improper Medicare payments down $20.7B Tue, 11/16/2021 - 07:15.
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Access to care for Medicaid fee-for-service beneficiaries with substance use disorder has improved from 2014 until 2021, but much more can be done to improve it further, researchers say. There have been substantial improvements in coverage for substance use disorder and opioid use disorder since 2014, according to a study in JAMA Network.
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