If you are still on the fence on who to vote for, you need to read this...
"Criminals, who are intent on stealing as much as they can and as fast as possible, and who are prepared to fabricate diagnoses, treatments, even entire medical episodes, have a relatively easy time breaking through all the industry's defenses," Sparrow testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs on May 20, 2009. "The criminals' advantage is that they are willing to lie. And provided they learn to submit their bills correctly, they remain free to lie. The rule for criminals is simple: If you want to steal from Medicare, or Medicaid, or any other health care insurance program, learn to bill your lies correctly. Then, for the most part, your claims will be paid in full and on time, without a hiccup, by a computer, and with no human involvement at all."
His evidence is anecdotal, but suggestive. In a recent academic paper, Sparrow noted that then-FBI Director Louis Freeh testified in 1995 that cocaine traffickers in Florida and California were switching from drug dealing to health-care fraud because they discovered that health-care fraud was safer, easier, and more lucrative than the drug trade, and that it carried a smaller risk of detection. In 1997, Sparrow added, the New York Times reported that organized crime families in New York City and New Jersey were abandoning extortion and bid-rigging in favor of new criminal enterprises such as health insurance fraud. Usually, he writes, major frauds are uncovered by whistleblowers rather than audit systems. One example is the case of Columbia HCA, a major hospital chain that in 2003 agreed to a $1.7 billion settlement with the Justice Department after 10 years of investigations initiated by whistleblower allegations.
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VOTE FOR SCOTT BROWN, or prepare to empty your already empty wallet even more!
She can't even spell Massachusetts! Couldn't even get the State Police to endorse her. She feels there are no more terrorists in Afghanistan, and the list goes on and on. Is THIS, who you want representing you in Washington? Don't we have enough clueless pols representing us already? If you think Obama's healthcare nightmare is a good thing, then vote for Martha. If you disagree with his healthcare nightmare, vote for Scott. It's really that simple, folks.
We, the members of CleanSweepBeaconHill support the election of Scott Brown and ask if you're tired of feeling like you no longer matter to our elected representatives in Washington D.C. and want to be heard, then vote for Scott Brown and save yourselves!
A vote for Martha Coakley is a vote for Kerry/Pelosi/Reid, remember that!
From the Washington Post...."The DSCC bought $500,000 in advertising time for the contest and national Democrats sent a pair of experienced strategists -- Michael Meehan and Hari Sevugan -- to Massachusetts to help lead the attack on Brown and oversee the final days of Coakley's campaign. Democrats also have sent fundraising e-mails from both Obama and Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.). " Martha has to bring in Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Washington heavyweights. This seat belongs to the people of Massachusetts. Get out and vote Brown
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