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      {
        "uri": "/2024/03/22/whistleblower-accuses-aledade-largest-us-independent-primary-care-network-of-medicare-fraud/",
        "title": "Primary care giant Aledade facing a Medicare fraud whistleblower lawsuit",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 22, 2024",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
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        ],
        "summary": "The suit alleges Aledade cheated Medicare out of millions using billing software \"rigged\" to make patients appear sicker than they were, such as coding anxiety as depression, boosting payments by $3,300 a year per patient.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2023/05/08/lose-weight-gain-huge-debt-ny-provider-has-sued-more-than-300-patients-who-had-bariatric-surgery/",
        "title": "Lose weight, gain huge debt: 300 bariatric surgery patients sued by provider?",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 08, 2023",
        "timeToRead": "11 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2018/10/Surgeons1.jpg",
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        "authors": [
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        ],
        "summary": "Conflicts arise when insurers send checks to pay for out-of-network medical services to patients rather than reimbursing a medical provider directly.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2022/11/15/kaiser-health-news-investigates-private-equitys-takeover-of-health-care/",
        "title": "Kaiser Health News investigates private equity's takeover of health care",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "November 15, 2022",
        "timeToRead": "17 minute",
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/fred-schulte-kaiser-health-news/",
            "name": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News"
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        ],
        "summary": "\"They are constantly looking for new financial tricks and strategies,\" Cornell University professor Rosemary Batt says.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2022/06/06/aarps-billion-dollar-bounty/",
        "title": "AARP's billion-dollar bounty",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "June 06, 2022",
        "timeToRead": "12 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2022/06/AAR-Headquarters-DC-Diego-M.-Radzinschi-at-ALM.jpg",
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            "name": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News"
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        "summary": "Although many supporters argue that AARP pursues worthy goals, criticism of its business dealings goes back years.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2021/11/11/research-medicare-advantage-have-overpaid-by-more-than-100b-since-2010/",
        "title": "Research: Medicare Advantage have overpaid by more than $100B since 2010",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "November 11, 2021",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
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          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2020/09/money.jpg",
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        ],
        "summary": "Nearly $34 billion of that spending came during 2018 and 2019, the latest payment period available.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2020/04/22/telehealth-growth-comes-with-concerns-about-fraud-patient-safety/",
        "title": "Telehealth growth comes with concerns about fraud, patient safety",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "April 22, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "7 minute",
        "image": {
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        "summary": "Eased restrictions on telemedicine during the pandemic have raised concerns that it could inadvertently unleash a wave of billing fraud.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2020/03/10/feds-interoperability-rules-will-put-patients-medical-records-on-smartphones/",
        "title": "Fed's interoperability rules will put patients' medical records on smartphones",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Erika Fry, Fortune",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 10, 2020",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2019/05/chatbot-phone-technology.jpg",
          "width": "617",
          "height": "411"
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        "authors": [
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/fred-schulte-kaiser-health-news/",
            "name": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News"
          },
          {
            "webUrl": "/author/profile/erika-fry-fortune/",
            "name": "Erika Fry, Fortune"
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        ],
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        ],
        "summary": "\"The days of patients being kept in the dark are over,\" said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2019/10/23/seattle-based-health-plan-accused-of-medicare-fraud/",
        "title": "Seattle-based health plan accused of Medicare fraud",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "October 23, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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            "name": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News"
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        ],
        "summary": "Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, is accused of bilking Medicare out of millions of dollars in a federal whistleblower case.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2019/07/16/taxpayers-overpaying-billions-for-medicare-advantage/",
        "title": "Taxpayers overpaying billions for Medicare Advantage",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber",
        "kicker": "Market Insights",
        "prettyDate": "July 16, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "8 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2018/10/01Audit.jpg",
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        "authors": [
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/fred-schulte-kaiser-health-news/",
            "name": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News"
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/lauren-weber/",
            "name": "Lauren Weber"
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        "summary": "CMS has proposed a series of enhanced audits tailored to claw back $1 billion in Medicare Advantage overpayments by 2020.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2019/05/08/new-proposal-would-allow-patients-to-compare-health-care-prices-via-smartphone/",
        "title": "New proposal would allow patients to compare health care prices via smartphone",
        "byline": "Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "May 08, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
        "image": {
          "uri": "https://images.benefitspro.com/contrib/content/uploads/sites/412/2019/05/PriceComparison.jpg",
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        ],
        "summary": "The HHS proposal would be a big win for consumers, but it could take two years or more to create a user-friendly app.",
        "body": null
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