Preventing Fraud Prevention

Regulations limit amount that health insurance companies can spend on fraud prevention, testimony reveals
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The Department of Health and Human Services is limiting the amount that private insurance companies can invest in fraud prevention, according to testimony at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.

Stopping the Bleeding

House committee discusses ways to prevent healthcare fraud, Republicans target Obamacare
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The government is struggling to contain fraud and waste throughout the health care system and Medicare is especially vulnerable to both, according to a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Wednesday.