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Improper Payments Detailed By CMS CMS touts that improper payments were under 10% in traditional Medicare and in Medicaid, but it is nothing to be proud of. The traditional estimator of 10% for fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) is a misnomer. Recent studies suggest that true FWA is perhaps 25% of all healthcare expenditures. In 2021, healthcare expenditures were $4.3 trillion. That means almost $1.1 trillion is true FWA. #fwa #medicare #medicaid Link to Article Providers Impacted As Well When Star Ratings Fall Good article describing how providers suffer too when Star ratings fall in Medicare Advantage. Many have entered into partial or global risk-sharing arrangements with health plans and share in bonus revenue. (May require subscription.) #medicareadvantage #providers #stars Link to Article New Speaker’s Healthcare Advisor Named New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has named Drew Keyes, a former Republican Study Committee staffer, as his senior health policy advisor.