Aetna To Pay $117.7 Million After Feds Flag Shady Medicare Advantage Billing - Tampa Free Press

Aetna To Pay $117.7 Million After Feds Flag Shady Medicare Advantage Billing - Tampa Free Press

Aetna Inc. has agreed to a $117.7 million settlement to resolve claims that it pumped up its Medicare Advantage payments using untruthful patient data, the Department of Justice announced today. The Pennsylvania-based insurer faced allegations that it gamed the “risk adjustment” system, a process where the government pays private insurers more money for covering sicker […] Aetna To Pay $117.7 Million After Feds Flag Shady Medicare Advantage Bill…