Medicare has rolled out it's fraud busting computer system. They've spent about $100 million so far. They turned the crank and the system saved taxpayers $7,500 since last Summer. Now that's some bodacious fraud prevention.
Oh, Virginians, note the prime contractor is Northrop Grumman--that's the same group that has been "improving" the State's computer systems for the past few years. It appears they have used the same management skills with CMS that they have used in Virginia.
Any bets on how much the system will cost before someone says "kill it" or "it's done, live with it?" It's going to be at least a $450 million system and will be accepted in three years. At that time they will go after a new state of the art system. Northrop has a 75% chance of being the new system vendor. Life on federal teat is sweet.
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