As I’ve chronicled in these pages countless times, the examples of waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government and federal health programs seem too numerous to mention. Why do they persist? Because some in Washington seem insistent on defending the scammers.
Among the defenders is none other than Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. When the Trump administration acted last year to rein in “skin substitutes,” a major source of abuse within the Medicare program, Cassidy introduced legislation that would let the scammers continue to profit. As the incumbent senator struggles to obtain traction in his reelection bid this November, Louisiana seniors should know how Cassidy attempted to keep this scam going — and hike their Medicare premiums in the process.
