Mental HealthAARP Endorses Bill To Crack Down On Medicare Fraud Bipartisan Legislation Will Reduce The Billions Lost To Fraud Each Year
AARP announced its endorsement of the
bipartisan "Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection
(STOP) Act," sponsored by Senators Mel Martinez (R-FL),
Bill Nelson (D-FL) and John Cornyn (R-TX). This
legislation will help curb the billions of dollars spent
on Medicare fraud each year. A statement from AARP
Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond follows:
"The skyrocketing costs of health care are hurting our
wallets and the bedrock programs like Medicare that
millions of Americans depend on. That"s why AARP is
working with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to
reform the health care system-including cracking down
on the fraud, waste and abuse that are driving up costs.
"Medicare should be a leader in fraud prevention, but
has too often been stifled by inadequate funding to
detect and prosecute fraud. The bill introduced by
Sen. Martinez and his colleagues boosts funding to crack
down on billions of dollars in Medicare fraud and takes
several common-sense steps to protect people in Medicare
and the program itself.
"AARP is proud to endorse the STOP Act, and we look
forward to working with Sen. Martinez and other lawmakers
to ensure that Medicare fraud prevention is included in
comprehensive health reform."
AARP