Senate Republicans To Begin Campaign Against Medicare Fraud

Senate Republicans have begun “piecing together a crusade” against Medicare fraud in an effort to make the issue an important part of the health care reform debate in the next Congress, CongressDaily reports. Republicans estimate that fraud accounts for 20%, or about $60 billion, of the annual Medicare budget. Sens. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Monday plan to lead a

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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on July 31st, 2008