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$60 billion in Medicare fraud

This "60 Minutes" report aired over the weekend. Steve Kroft's piece on Medicare fraud shows you what is driving Medicare enrollment and program integrity changes over the last few years.

CBS interviewed former CMS official Kim Brandt, who mentioned the agency has tightened its enrollment standards. Here's a clip from the interview:

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This is a disgrace and Medicare spends millions of dollars on downcoding E&M services for physicians.  They are stepping over dollars to pick up pennies.  Focus on what the real problem is.  when it is resolved, then take care of the little stuff.

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