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Elizabeth Warren: Part of preventing fraud is deterrence. The government can invest billions of dollars in identifying fraud, but if major…

On the recordMarch 25, 2014
Part of preventing fraud is deterrence. The government can invest billions of dollars in identifying fraud, but if major wrongdoers only get a slap on the wrist, then it does not mean much in terms of deterrence.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren emphasizes the importance of deterrence in preventing Medicare fraud.

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