Medicare clawbacks strike therapists nationwide
UnitedHealthcare has been clawing back overpayments it says it made mistakenly to social workers and other therapists, causing havoc for many therapists and patients. The insurance giant told therapists late last year and early this year that it had discovered it was paying licensed clinical social workers at a higher rate than what is mandated…
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