HHS Secretary Leavitt Asks Congress For More Funding To Fight Medicare Fraud
Friday, July 20th, 2007
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday told the House Budget Committee that the Bush administration seeks $1.3 billion for fiscal year 2008 for a program jointly operated by the department and the Department of Justice to coordinate federal, state and local law enforcement efforts to reduce fraud in Medicare, but some lawmakers raised concerns about the request, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link …
