Biden Announces Initiative To Cut Medicaid Waste

[Purveyor]

(09-14) 09:22 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

Vice President Joe Biden has a new initiative to fight waste in Medicaid that he says should save taxpayers $2 billion.

The program would help states find and recover improper payments made to health care providers under Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor.

Biden convened a Cabinet meeting Wednesday to discuss that initiative and others aimed at reducing waste at federal agencies, including a new effort that would seek to limit improper unemployment insurance payments.

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[vaberella]

1. Take it to the people then Congress...I'm all for this.

It's just sad the Presidency is doing Congress' job.

[CakeGrrl]

2. But you can't TOUCH those programs!

They're perfect! There's nothing wrong with them!












:sarcasm:

[elleng]

6. You can't 'reform' these programs because you mean to destroy them!!!

Yes, :sarcasm:

[ClarkUSA]

3. President Obama spoke of this initiative in this year's SOTU but some folks demonized his intention.

And they still are doing it.

Will Biden get the same treatment even though he is merely pushing what President Obama has been saying? I'd bet not.

[elleng]

7. Yes, they're still doing it;

Hope you're right VP won't get the same treatment.

[cbayer]

4. K & R

[Enrique]

5. i wonder how long it takes the Pentagon to waste $2 billion

or lose it, or let it get stolen.