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Beringia

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Sat May 9, 2026, 11:22 AM 11 hrs ago

We need another Operation Restore Trust like the one President Bill Clinton started in 1995 [View all]

after Trump is gone

Operation Restore Trust (ORT) was a landmark two-year demonstration project launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 3, 1995, to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid program

Announced by the Clinton Administration at the 1995 White House Conference on Aging, the initiative was designed to protect health care trust funds and improve the quality of care for beneficiary



https://archive.ph/pS3oU

Medicare Crackdown Targets California : Fraud: Clinton tells delegates at conference on aging about state-federal campaign. It focuses on home health agencies and nursing homes in five states.
By ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT
May 4, 1995 12 AM PT

TIMES STAFF WRITER
WASHINGTON — President Clinton announced on Wednesday a special federal-state campaign to crack down on Medicare fraud in California and four other big states where complaints are rising about alleged chicanery in nursing homes and home health care agencies.

Speaking to enthusiastic delegates at the White House Conference on Aging, Clinton pledged to protect Medicare from crooks and cheats while also keeping it safe from political and budgetary pressures.

His remarks sought both to assure and woo senior citizens, whose interests have become the latest element in the continuing tug of war between congressional Republicans and the Administration. Each side is hoping to position itself as the protector of the nation’s elderly.

Bill Clinton's list of healthcare accomplishments

https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2145&context=saffy_text

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