Medicare’s Drug Program Needs Stronger Protections Against Fraud, Watchdog Says
Medicare’s Drug Program Needs Stronger Protections Against Fraud, Watchdog Says
by Charles Ornstein Medicare has failed to adequately track fraud in its massive prescription drug program, according to a new report today from the agency’s watchdog. In particular, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that fewer than half of the insurance companies paid to administer Medicare’s drug program reported data to the federal government … Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results
US study: Friends common source of abused meds
Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a US government study found. Prescription Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results