Posted on March 3, 2008 by Alexa Moutevelis
This Associated Press article on Medicare auditing quotes CAGW:
Audits Sting Hospitals, Physicians
While the contractors are often described as overzealous, that’s a compliment as far as one watchdog group is concerned.
“A little zealotry is what were looking for on the part of the taxpayers,” said Leslie Paige, spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste. “We think it’s [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2008 by Alexa Moutevelis
are California Reps. Lois Capps (D) and Devin Nunes (R) for attempting to impede the recovery of hundreds of millions in overpayments to Medicare providers in the state of California. Read Porker here and read more background on the story here and here.
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Posted on February 7, 2008 by Alexa Moutevelis
On Friday, January 8, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric will be airing a piece by Investigative Reporter Sharyl Attkisson on improper payments in the Medicare program and the recovery auditing program’s successes in recovering millions in overpayments to hospitals in California, New York, and Florida, in which Leslie Paige is interviewed.
Check your local listings [...]
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Posted on January 11, 2008 by Alexa Moutevelis
The Financial Times takes a look at the consequences of ignoring the explosion in entitlement program spending:
US’s triple-A credit rating ‘under threat’
The US is at risk of losing its top-notch triple-A credit rating within a decade unless it takes radical action to curb soaring healthcare and social security spending, Moody’s, the credit rating agency, said [...]
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