Reports: Federal government paid $120M in Medicare services for prisoners, illegal immigrants

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Under federal law, Medicare generally does not pay for services for either group of patients. But the program was billed for more than $33 million in inmate care and more than $91 million for illegal immigrant care over that period, according to the reports from the Department of Health and Human Services inspector general.http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/d14d2244a1c0494a88aeb5a14dc1131a/US–Medicare-Fraud-Paying-For-PrisonersBy KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press