Since the Obama administration has been working hard to fix the Medicare program, they have come up with many ideas on how to save money. One way they have identified was to eliminate fraud. It is estimated that millions of dollars are wasted every year on fraudulent payments. The problem is being made worse by investigators who are not doing their job.
A recent investigation showed that contractors hired to find fraudulent claims are doing a poor job. Some senators are looking into the situation and are shocked by the low number of prosecutions. The good news is that the whole program is being revamped and officials hope that fraudulent claims will diminish as a result.