CMS proposes new rules to combat fraud

Some say they\'re just nibbling around the edges. But, CMS is putting some proposed new rules out there to combat fraud and abuse in Medicaid and Medicare. WFED...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are proposing new regulations to end the fraud and abusive billing practices that continue to plague the system. Their target is to cut the amount of improper payments made to providers and health plans in half by the year 2012. Federal News Radio’s Scott Carr reports.

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