Dr. Oz says would address ‘upcoding,’ Fierce Healthcare reports

Dr. Mehmet Oz, during its confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee, said he would address Medicare Advantage upcoding, Fierce Healthcare’s Noah Tong and Dave Muoio report. He said his goal “is to improve the healthcare of the American people.” An HHS OIG report previously found that UnitedHealth (UNH) used home visits to add about $2.3B worth of diagnoses that led to no treatment, with Oz saying that this sounds like fraud. Other names in the space include Cigna (CI), Centene (CNC), CVS Health (CVS), Humana (HUM), Moline (MOH), and Elevance Health (ELV).