Medicare's private eyes let fraud cases get cold

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Medicare's private eyes let fraud cases get cold

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer � 1 hr 34 mins ago

WASHINGTON � They don't seem that interested in hot pursuit. It took private sleuths hired by Medicare an average of six months last year to refer fraud cases to law enforcement.

According to congressional investigators, the exact average was 178 days. By that time, many cases go cold, making it difficult to catch perpetrators, much less recover money for taxpayers.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100808/ap_on_bi_ge/us_medicare_sleuths

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