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Lois Frankel on Health Care |
In the $2.6 trillion American health care system, between 3% and 10% of expenditures are lost to fraud, with most experts at the high end of that range. With better data will come a clearer picture of the scope of the problem, but it is clear that the problem is bigger than the tools we currently have to fight it. Existing efforts to crack down on the monumental problem of Medicare fraud are starting to yield real results. The Affordable Care Act provides new tools for law enforcement to address the rising problem Medicare fraud, substantial new funding for law enforcement. Now, we must invest in new tools and technologies that can stop fraud before it ever happens.
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Project Vote Smart summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?'