Trump admin blocks more than $1.6B in potentially improper Medicare lab payments, agency says

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services flagged more than $1.6 billion in potentially improper laboratory billing claims using artificial intelligence to identify suspicious patterns, according to CMS. Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads CMS, stated that laboratories billed Medicare for tests that were not performed. The agency did not specify the number of claims blocked or the timeline for the action.

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