研究发现,由于不同的计费做法,医疗保健福利计划收到了数十亿多份额外付款。 Medicare Advantage plans received extra billions due to differing billing practices, study finds.

2021年,由于医疗福利计划与传统医疗福利计划相比的收费不同,在2021年额外获得330亿美元的收入。 Medicare Advantage plans received an extra $33 billion in revenue in 2021 due to differences in how they bill compared to traditional Medicare. 仅有联合健康集团就获得了近140亿美元的超额收入. UnitedHealth Group alone received nearly $14 billion of this excess. 该研究发表在《内科医学年鉴》上,分析了2015年至2021年的数据,发现《医疗保健计划》对诊断提出了更多法案。 The study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, analyzed data from 2015 to 2021 and found Medicare Advantage plans bill more for diagnoses. 这种开账单的差异可能导致受益人费用增加。 This billing discrepancy may lead to higher costs for beneficiaries. 美国政府也宣布在2026年将医保优惠付款增加5.06%, The U.S. government has also announced a 5.06% increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2026, benefiting major insurers like UnitedHealth and Humana.