Our local county (privately managed) hospital put my brother to sleep, involved 5 doctors and charged $3000.00 to lance a boil on his forearm.  The same hospital charged Medicare $1000.00 per 45 minute session for physical therapy when my mother fell and cracked her elbow.  The therapist’s total compensation package couldn’t have been over $25.00/hour

And how many more homes does McCain own THRU HIS DOUBLE BLIND DUMMY CORPORATIONS OFF THE BOOKS????I did truly love the story about the Federal Employees-how many hours/days did our current V.P.[chain-me] spend at work????WE NEED TO HOLD THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE ACCORDING TO A COURT OF LAW.If you or I [the common man/woman] did this at our place of employment-assuming we are fortunate enough to be employed-WE WOULD GET FIRED!!!!!![Fire bullsh*t-take all his salary and perks-sell them-to pay for the MESS he has created[his LEGACY]....

Thanks Hammered.  The DEA needs to be shut down and their resources applied to fight these Medicare/Medicade abuses.  We would be untold billions ahead.  This problem will continue to grow as our population ages.

I think localization and more personal oversite of equipment and expendables would go a long way in staunching this problem.