Medicare Drug Program Gets Senator’s Scrutiny After Vulnerability Report
ProPublica: Senators Press Medicare For Answers On Drug ProgramA Senate committee chairman said he is concerned about the "serious vulnerabilities" detailed in a ProPublica report about scams that target Medicare's popular prescription drug program. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who chairs the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said in a statement that he plans to ask Medicare officials and the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "to look into the specifics of these cases, as well as determine the extent of any program-wide vulnerabilities that may have allowed them to occur." The committee monitors fraud in government programs (Ornstein and Weber, 12/24). This is part of the Morning Briefing, a summary of health policy coverage from major news organizations. Sign up for an email subscription.
