Her report also noted that the government had no way to prevent or detect improper payments. Uncle Sam's diagnosis of his own illness, or at least some of the symptoms, may well tell us to get more tests run before we decide on a cure or treatment. Perhaps we ought to find out how he got so sick.
Lets try another question.
Maybe a legal test is in order. Maybe the illness is aggravated by those who want the Medicare program to fail or falter so they can cripple it. It is, after all, one huge part of our annual budget. Give or take a few billion as the big thinkers consider it. The past few days have been typical.