Isn't it illegal to send bills to a collection agency if the patient has #Medicare and #Medicaid? I'm pretty sure I've read that in several places. #TennCare #PatientsRights #SurpriseMedicalBilling

Blake Farmer's reporting on the State of #Tennessee #TennCare fraud tactics was broadcast nationally this morning, and I honestly think it deserves the criticism.

Chad Holman, head of TennCare OIG admits that "it costs far more to run the TennCare fraud unit than the office will ever recoup from people on Medicaid, who are usually low-income to start with."

"The office has a budget of $6.4 million a year," but doesn't even recover $900k/year.

Cruelty and waste.
#WPLN
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/13/1156145443/tennessee-medicaid-mix-up-felony

Mostly kids.

#TennCare now expects to drop 350,000 patients after #COVID emergency ends https://wpln.org/post/tenncare-now-expects-to-drop-350000-patients-after-covid-emergency-ends/