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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
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.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton discusses concerns about fraud in Medicare amidst rising costs.

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