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On the recordAugust 2, 2009
Medicare and Medicaid paid out more than $312 million last year for quality care bonuses to nursing homes that provided below-average care.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn highlights wasteful spending in Medicare and Medicaid.

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