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Sen. Cornyn Offers Amendment To Prevent Medicaid Fraud & Abuse

Press Release

Date: Sept. 30, 2009
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Entitlements and the Safety Net Health and Health Care

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today introduced an amendment to the Baucus mark that seeks to prevent waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program. Specifically, the measure would require the Health and Human Services Secretary to certify that states have implemented program integrity and quality improvement measures specified in the Chairman's Mark first before before expanding the program.

Below are Sen. Cornyn's remarks on the amendment.

(See video:) http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ForPress.NewsReleases&ContentRecord_id=122b0ed8-802a-23ad-4278-ccbefafc2a05&Region_id=&Issue_id=


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