Medicare spending criticized
Medicare spending criticized

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Published: September 24, 2008

WASHINGTON — The government paid more than $1 billion in questionable Medicare claims for medical supplies that showed little relation to a patient's condition, including blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and special diabetic shoes for leg amputees, congressional investigators say.

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Billions more in taxpayer dollars may have been wasted over the last decade because the government-run health program for the elderly and disabled paid out claims with blank or invalid diagnosis codes, such as a "?” or "zzzzz.” Medicare officials say even smiley-face icons could have been accepted.

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