Medicare, Medicaid Payment Reform Means Savings without Sacrificing Quality of Care

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2011.  Billions of taxpayer dollars per year can be saved by reforming the way Medicare and Medicaid investigate improper payments, says Marsha Simon in a new report from the Center for American Progress entitled, “Payment Police 2.0: How to Stop Paying Bad Medicare and Medicaid Claims.” Despite billions spent to properly issue funds, payment error rates were as high as 52 percent in some areas and totaled more than $72 billion in 2010.