Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims

Courtesy Newsvine - business  Sat, 11/14/2009 - 11:11

The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient's condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.


 

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