Action follows ProPublica’s investigative series detailing inappropriate and wasteful prescribing and fraud in the nation’s biggest prescription drug program.
The federal government does little to stop schemers from stealing from Medicare Part D, the program that provides prescription drugs to more than 36 million seniors and disabled people.
Patients currently have to rely on trust that their doctors prescribe them the right drugs. Prescriber Checkup allows patients to see, for the first time, how health care providers stack up with peers.