How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

Medicare had paid the Blue Cross plan more than $20,000 to cover the care of 11 patients seen by Aggeus Healthcare, a chain of podiatry clinics, in 2011.. Blue Cross said it couldn’ t locate any records to justify the payments because Aggeus shut down in the wake of the indictment, which included charges of falsifying patient medical files. CMS granted the request…