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In a recent editorial, Jim Frogue correctly points out that Medicare waste, fraud and abuse would, "be the logical place to start piling up the savings." According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis, fraudulent Medicare claims robbed the American taxpayer of $48 billion in 2010.  Apply that study over a 10 year period and Medicare fraud would account for half a trillion dollars of wasteful government spending.  

We agree that eliminating waste, fraud and abuse is a logical starting point for reforming the Medicare system. Therefore, protecting identities and blocking false claims is crucial. To keep the identity of beneficiaries secure, we introduced the Medicare Common Access Card (CAC) Act of 2011, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to save taxpayers billions and secure seniors' identity. 

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