Medicare Crime

October 30, 2009

Bogus clinics, phony bills, overcharging the government – it’s the billion dollar business of Medicare fraud.  Enter "Strike Force" the administration's new effort to bust Medicare fraud operations.

'Web Extra' with Secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

In this special Web Extra, Sebelius offers specifics on how less Medicare waste could potentially improve care as well as save dollars.

Resources

• Stop Medicare Fraud: Preventing Medical Identity Theft and Medicare Fraud

• AARP examines ways to curb waste, fraud and abuse in the health care.

The Host

Through most of her distinguished reporting career, Sheilah Kast has focused on the economy and workplace and how they affect people's lives. Well known to viewers of public television, ABC News, and CNN, she has covered the White House and Congress.

Kast also reported on the Washington aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Her stories included an investigation of anthrax in the mails and the struggles of bereaved Pentagon families to secure benefits.

At The Washington Star, in her first reporting job, Kast covered financial regulation, taxes, and energy. Her expertise in these important issues eventually led her to start a national public-television show, "This Week in Business," which she hosted in association with Business Week magazine.

Ms. Kast is a skilled interviewer. She has often hosted NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and has her own current-affairs interview show on public radio in Maryland.

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