“Upcoding” Problem Exacerbates Overpayments to Medicare Advantage Plans

March 12, 2009 This report was released on March 12, 2009 by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Authored by January Angeles and Edwin Park, this report states that Medicare pays private plans 14 percent more than it costs to reach the same beneficiaries in the traditional Medicare program. This problem will be addressed beginning in 2010 . . .