The Senate Appropriations Committee budget report states that the level of improper pay in the Medicare program indicates that more work needs to be done to avoid fraud, waste and abuse. Senate appropriators also call for increasing funding for some Medicare and Medicaid program integrity work and reiterate concerns about the appeals process. Appropriations health subcommittee Chair Roy Blunt (R-MO) said at the committee hearing on June 25 that the program integrity activities in Medicare and Medicaid have proven to...