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Can an expanded army of seniors stem Medicare fraud?

By Reuters  
   August 29, 2013

(Reuters) - Enrolled in Medicare and want to join the ground war against fraud? All you need now is a pen and a pair of reading glasses. The government estimates that it loses some $60 billion a year to Medicare fraud and waste, and as it gears up to launch its giant healthcare reform program to provide affordable coverage for every American, putting a stop to this is at the top of the agenda. (The Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, not only will expand coverage but will also institute reforms meant to lower the cost of the program and make it run more efficiently.)

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