When--perhaps because Medicare is a necessarily costly program--and I say 'necessarily'--we do the best we can to provide the maximum care for the elderly when they are ill--there is particularly concern when there are reports--and they are always quite sensational--reports of fraud or particular abuses in the program.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “When--perhaps because Medicare is a necessarily costly program--and I say 'necessarily'--we do the best we can to…”
On the recordMay 19, 2014
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Norton discusses concerns about fraud in Medicare amidst rising costs.
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