On the recordApril 21, 2009
According to some estimates, the annual amount of fraudulent payments made by Medicare approaches $60 billion.
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congress.govAccording to some estimates, the annual amount of fraudulent payments made by Medicare approaches $60 billion.
Coburn highlights the significant financial losses due to Medicare fraud.
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I just do not think it works. And I want to be humane. We have a moral obligation to the least of these, folks who do not have a place to live, but there has got to be a better way to do this.
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