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New HHA Star Ratings Raise Fraud Concerns

Published on Fri Jul 24, 2015

Medicare’s newest star ratings for HHAs are getting some mainstream press attention, and it may not be good for you. Why? National Public Radio used the opportunity to tell listeners that Medicare’s home care system is “especially susceptible to fraud” and that the ratings are “an effort to bring clarity to a fast-growing but fragmented corner of the medical industry [...]
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