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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Sun Sep 23, 2012, 02:59 PM Sep 2012

$750 billion. That's right-- $750 billion.

According to the Institute of Medicine, that's how much is wasted each year on unnecessary care, complicated paperwork, and fraud. A tidbit from this week's TIME magazine.

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$750 billion. That's right-- $750 billion. (Original Post) Brigid Sep 2012 OP

And none of the waste/fraud is the fault of any beneficiary. It's mostly corrupt insurance ... Scuba Sep 2012 #1

Scuba

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1. And none of the waste/fraud is the fault of any beneficiary. It's mostly corrupt insurance ...