$47 billion in questionable Medicare claims

by SamCogar Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:23 am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.

Excerpts of a new federal report, obtained by The Associated Press, show a dramatic increase in improper payments in the $440 billion Medicare program that has been cited by government auditors as a high risk for fraud and waste for 20 years.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/14/report-government-paid-b-medicare-claims/?test=latestnews

by Aaron Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:11 pm

That's a drop in the bucket Sam. I'm not sure if you can watch video or not. If you can, this is a link to a 60 minutes story that shows how Medicare loses 60 billion dollars a year to theft, fraud and graft. The bad thing is, the government knows how it is being done and have a good idea who is doing it but they can't do anything about it. It's a pretty interesting segment.

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$47 billion in questionable Medicare claims

$47 billion in questionable Medicare claims

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