Poster
03-17-2004, 11:14 AM
On the heels of allegations that Medicare officials and the Bush Administration covered up the true costs of the prescription drug program, Tommy Thompson is answering back. The Director of Health and Human Services is launching an investigation into the claims of Richard Foster who says he was ordered to keep quiet or lose his job.
“In a signal that the administration is growing more concerned over bad press surrounding the new Medicare law, Thompson assembled a number of high-level department officials at hSenate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., welcomed news of an investigation into Foster’s claims.
“The American people deserve to know the truth about how this breach of public trust could have occurred,” Daschle said in a statement.
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“In a signal that the administration is growing more concerned over bad press surrounding the new Medicare law, Thompson assembled a number of high-level department officials at hSenate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., welcomed news of an investigation into Foster’s claims.
“The American people deserve to know the truth about how this breach of public trust could have occurred,” Daschle said in a statement.
To read more go to: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_15261937.shtml