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A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that Medicare Part D paid for over $30 million in questionable prescriptions for HIV drugs in 2012.
From the story:
"The inspector general's report raise new questions about Medicare's stewardship of Part D. A ProPublica series last year showed that Medicare's lax oversight has enabled doctors to prescribe massive quantities of inappropriate medications, has wasted billions on needlessly expensive drugs and exposed the program to rampant fraud. Part D cost taxpayers about $65 billion in 2013."