NAACOS, the Washington, D.C.-based National Association of ACOs, which represents most accountable care organizations (ACOs) operating inside the U.S. healthcare system, urged the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to test-pilot the reporting of quality data pulled from electronic health records (EHRs) before making such reporting mandatory. NAACOS’s leaders are pointing out the …

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The Justice Department has sued Cigna for allegedly collecting tens of millions of dollars in excess Medicare payments by exaggerating its members’ illnesses.  The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York sued Cigna on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and alleges Cigna violated the False Claims …

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