Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
…case of Social Security, the answer is a flat yes: it simply sends out checks, with very low overhead and very little fraud. (Not zero fraud: a few years ago…
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“I was there,” another man called out. “We were peaceful.”
…who had produced content for Beyer’s plumbing business, and together they churned out videos about COVID-19 (overblown), election fraud (rampant) and the “truth” of Jan. 6 (“a big prayer meeting”)….
“Less than 1 percent of Social Security payments are improper”
Yet, Musk and Trump would have us believe Social Security is ripe with waste and fraudulent payments to undeserving recipients. I would not say Musk is ignorant as he knows…
Rep Jayapal and Sen Sanders’ Have Introduced Medicare for All Bills: Part 1
…flow from reduced fraud (it’s easier to detect fraud with one payer), reductions in the compensation paid to some specialists, and more equitable distribution of hospitals and equipment. [1] Within…
Interesting Stuff from My In-Box
…Fraud, Abuse, and Financial Conflicts of Interest, NEJM, Zack Buck. The next day, she receives a “double payment” in error from Medicare for a procedure she recently performed. In this…
Voting by Mail and the Next Election Meltdown – A Prophecy
…you use a postage label purchased at a USPS customer service window or vending machine, the date on the label is the postmark. This is the USPS recommended way to…
Where Tim Walz Stands on Healthcare Issues
…own healthcare decisions. … So, if that’s where they want to label me, I’m more than happy to take the label.” AB: This comment was made about J.D Vance and…
Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts Did Not Pay for Itself. Congress will Still look for Spending Cuts
…did not help either as it resulted in more spending. Food companies also added to the issues with increasing prices and cutting package sizes. Can’t label them Schooner Tuna examples,…
Oh, Mr. Ryan, Do Get Wonky On Us. Please. (I.e., thank you, Brit Hume and Matt Miller.)
…expose his famed “fiscal conservatism” as a fraud. It’s worth parsing Ryan’s tactics in this exchange because it shows the brand of disingenuousness we’re dealing with. So let’s go to…
Are You a Liberal or a Conservative? Are You Sure?
…“gamed the system” through favorable laws or connections, while not really producing anything of value. Note: if you think committing fraud while providing borrowers with loans they ultimately cannot repay,…