Tom Carper said "I have heard estimates for improper payments for Medicare and Medicaid combined on an annual basis, estimates that go up as high as $60 billion a year, maybe even more." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 2, 2010

I have heard estimates for improper payments for Medicare and Medicaid combined on an annual basis, estimates that go up as high as $60 billion a year, maybe even more.

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses the significant scale of improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid.

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