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Jon Fox: “The fact is that our local communities, local officials, schools, parents, teachers, they know best what they need in…”

On the recordMarch 13, 1996
The fact is that our local communities, local officials, schools, parents, teachers, they know best what they need in their community. If it goes through all the layers... there is $30 billion a year right now in fraud, abuse and waste just in Medicare, $14 billion in Medicaid.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the role of local versus federal government in providing services and addressing fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.

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