There aren't billions a year wasted on fraud and abuse. And people who defraud medicare aren't in government, they're people collecting checks for dead people. And the government prosecutes them and gets their money back.
You are either stiff necked stupid or purposefully ignorant. There is an estimated
many billions in fraud, error, and waste a year with the Medicare program.
And it is not recovered!!!!
5. Medicare Overspending
Medicare wastes more money than any other federal program, yet its strong public support leaves lawmakers hesitant to address program effi*ciencies, which cost taxpayers and Medicare recip*ients billions of dollars annually.
For example, Medicare pays as much as eight times what other federal agencies pay for the same drugs and medical supplies.[6] The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently com*pared the prices paid by Medicare and the Depart*ment of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care program for 16 types of medical equipment and supplies, which account for one-quarter of Medicare’s equip*ment and supplies purchases. The evidence showed that Medicare paid an average of more than double what the VA paid for the same items. The largest difference was for saline solution, with Medicare paying $8.26 per liter compared to the $1.02 paid by the VA.[7] (See Table 1.)
[6]Janet Rehnquist, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, testimony before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, June 12, 2002, at oig.hhs.gov/testimony/docs/2002/020611fin.pdf (March 28, 2005).
