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{{cquote|To much fanfare, in 2006 Medicare announced that only 7 percent of its payments were a result of fraud. Two years later, The New York Times reported that it was actually 31.5 percent—and that Medicare had aggressively hidden the fraud from outside auditors.}}

{{cquote|To much fanfare, in 2006 Medicare announced that only 7 percent of its payments were a result of fraud. Two years later, The New York Times reported that it was actually 31.5 percent—and that Medicare had aggressively hidden the fraud from outside auditors.}}

The ''New York Times'' reported:

''The New York Times'' reported:

*Medicare reported to Congress that, for the fiscal year of 2006, AdvanceMed's investigations had found that only 7.5 percent of claims paid by Medicare were not supported by appropriate documentation. But the inspector general's review indicated that the actual error rate was closer to 31.5 percent. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/business/21medicare.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud] - New York Times - August 20, 2008

*Medicare reported to Congress that, for the fiscal year of 2006, AdvanceMed's investigations had found that only 7.5 percent of claims paid by Medicare were not supported by appropriate documentation. But the inspector general's review indicated that the actual error rate was closer to 31.5 percent. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/business/21medicare.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud] - New York Times - August 20, 2008