Fred Schulte

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Missouri Firm With Silicon Valley Ties Faces Medicare Billing Scrutiny

KFF Health News Original

Amid an overall crackdown on private insurers’ Medicare billing practices, a new government audit and a whistleblower suit allege St. Louis-based Essence Group Holdings Corp.’s Medicare Advantage plans overcharged taxpayers.

Five Things To Know About The Electronic Health Records Mess

KFF Health News Original

The U.S. government claimed that ditching paper medical charts for electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the digital revolution has gone awry.