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 | Medicaid Money Laundering Posted by Merlin Jetton on 5/19, 6:09am | |
| State governments defraud the federal government. Congress and the AARP don't care about the burden on taxpayers. "The swindle works like this: A state overpays state-run health-care providers, such as county hospitals or nursing homes, for Medicaid benefits far in excess of its typical rates. Then the federal government reimburses the state for "half" of the inflated bills. Once the state bags the extra matching funds, the hospital is required to rebate the extra money it received at the scam's outset." When the Bush administration tried regulations and proposed legislation to fix it, the states, AARP, and Congress fought it. "Naturally, the states were furious. All 50 Governors were (and are) opposed, while pressure groups like AARP and their media collaborators chime in with horror stories about "cuts" to the social safety net. Congress promptly forbade enforcement of the new regulations." Quotes from the WSJ article. | ||
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