tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 29

MEDICAID: Congressional Hearings Examine Medicaid Waste

Grassley wants answers on overspending.The U.S. Senate has turned its attention to waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program. The Senate Finance Committee held two days of hearings on the topic in June, which is gaining increased attention as Congress grapples with ways to rein in spending on the program. "We have a duty to sustain Medicaid for low-income Americans, including children, pregnant women, individuals with disabilities and the elderly," said Chairman Charles Grassley (R-IA). "Coupled with this duty is a duty to taxpayers to ensure that monies spent on Medicaid are actually spent...

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