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Jack Kingston: Well, it is interesting. You mentioned that a friend of mine sells bandages to Medicare suppliers, and it is kind of a…

On the recordApril 23, 1997
Well, it is interesting. You mentioned that a friend of mine sells bandages to Medicare suppliers, and it is kind of a cross between the regular bandage and a gauze bandage, and it is more sophisticated than an ordinary bandage but is no big deal. He says that they can be made for $3. Under Medicare you can legally bill up to $29 on there. So he comes to a town meeting, and he and I make a big deal about this bandage, and I show it up, and, you know, of course it is the kind of poster child you look for; you know, public officials and so forth. And so I showed it. The only time he has ever been audited by the Federal Government was after he put this, after he basically blew the whistle on this crazy bandage. And it is the same thing, only the government would come up with such weird rules and regulations and then appear to be a little bit punitive when somebody blows the whistle on it, and I hope that it works out.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia

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Discussing issues related to Medicare billing and government audits.

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