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Schakowsky: GOP Medicare Reform Is Part of Scheme to Gut Social Security
Preventing Fraud Prevention
Regulations limit amount that health insurance companies can spend on fraud prevention, testimony reveals
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.
An Eye on Fraud
Melgen-Menendez scandal throws spotlight on Medicare, Medicaid fraud
The federal investigation into the relationship between Democratic donor Dr. Salomon Melgen and Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) has exposed the rampant culture of Medicare and Medicaid fraud, which by some estimates cost taxpayers as much as $98 billion in fiscal year 2011.
Medicare Wasting Millions on Back Braces
A new report expected to be released Wednesday shows Medicare paid an average of $919 for back braces that cost suppliers just $191 each, according to the Associated Press.
Pelosi: ‘Don’t Even Think About Raising the Medicare Age’
Dem refusal to touch entitlements marches on
GOP Kills Dem Talking Point
The ways in which the Romney-Ryan ticket beat Democrats on Medicare talking points are detailed in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Dan Senor and Peter Wehner.
Pascrell: Medicare Is Not Bankrupting the Country
Fact check: Medicare primary driver of national debt, on track to be insolvent by 2024
Cantor: ‘Important’ for Entitlements to Be Included in Any Fiscal Cliff Deal
Biden Exaggerated Social Security Role
ABC’s Jake Tapper has taken a closer look at Vice President Joe Biden’s claim that he was “in the room” for the historic Social Security and Medicare reform negotiations during the Reagan administration and has found that Biden is guilty of yet another exaggeration of his historical importance.