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Could $8 billion a year be lost to Medicare fraud and waste?

Could $8 billion a year be lost to Medicare fraud and waste?

Update: 2022-10-17

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Australia's universal health care system, Medicare is considered one of the best in the world. However tonight 7.30 will show how suspected fraud, misuse and billing errors are draining billions from Medicare every year.

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Could $8 billion a year be lost to Medicare fraud and waste?

Could $8 billion a year be lost to Medicare fraud and waste?

Adele Ferguson