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The federal government's General Accounting Office estimates for every $10 spend on Medicare, $1 is lost to waste, fraud or abuse. In 1999 this amounted to $13 billion dollars!
Everyone pays for this, because waste and fraud increase costs, which make your annual insurance deductibles and monthly premiums higher than they would be otherwise. Take responsibility by becoming a better health care consumer, and help insure that the Medicare and Medicaid programs will continue to exist for future generations.
The Virginia Department for the Aging (VDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have developed publications to help individuals combat Medicare and Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse. Visit our Publications and Links pages and look under the subject heading "Fraud" to download copies of publications or visit other web sites.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact us.
