DOVER — U.S. Senator Tom Carper and U.S. Representative John Carney (both D-DE) will visit the Modern Maturity Center in Dover on Tuesday, November 22nd, to highlight the impact that the Fighting Fraud and Abuse to Save Taxpayer Dollars Act (FAST Act) could have on reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare. They will be joined by Cynthia Allen, Administrator for the Delaware Partners of the Senior Medicare Patrol Program from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Fraud in Medicare is a problem that is conservatively estimated to cost taxpayers almost $50 billion annually, nearly 10 percent of the total cost of Medicare. If passed, the FAST Act would strengthen Medicare by expanding inter-government fraud data sharing, stopping physician identity theft, enacting tougher Medicare fraud penalties, and using predictive modeling technology to stop paying fraudulent Medicare claims.

WHO:
U.S. Senator Tom Carper
U.S. Representative John Carney
Cynthia Allen, Program Administrator, Delaware Partners of the Senior Medicare Patrol

WHEN:
November 22, 2011
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

WHERE:
Modern Maturity Center
1121 Forrest Ave.
Dover, DE 19904

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