Monday, March 11, 2013

An Easier Fix For Medicare

 

The Wall Street Journal has been trying in the courts to overturn the injunction, and congressional members have floated many bills to do the same, but to no avail. The American Medical Association is the main defender of the injunction -- its Florida chapter initiated that suit in 1979 -- and continues to do so today. The Wall Street Journal, and others, believe that if third parties were allowed to review Medicare data, investigative journalists could throw more bodies against the fraud problem and help the feds uncover more improper payments.

As for that 1979 injunction:

Has the Supreme Court reviewed this injunction? No.

An Easier Fix For Medicare

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