These are necessary and non-negotiable costs that we all want to encourage health plans to incur.
Now, there remains significant interest in Congress about antifraud efforts in Medicare and Medicaid.
The MLR regulations' treatment of fraud prevention expenses works at cross purposes with efforts by the Federal Government.
Finally, members from both sides of the aisle have stated that Congress should promote policies that encourage young people to purchase heal...
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
According to data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in 2011, Medicare spending accounted for 21 percent of total national...
I would rather it be at $2,000 but $4,000 is a lot better than $4 million.
In 2012, Medicare spent approximately $555 billion caring for more than 49 million beneficiaries.
I look forward to hearing from our GAO witnesses what areas in the Medicare and Medicaid programs are most vulnerable to fraud and their rec...
How can we protect the most vulnerable in our society if we don't protect the integrity of the system that was intended to serve them?
I have dedicated much of my career in Congress to improving the quality and efficiency of both the Medicare and Medicaid programs.