1.0Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairshttps://www.hsgac.senate.govTim O'Connor Fraserhttps://www.hsgac.senate.gov/author/tofraser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4IGpiZfZYi"><a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/CO/majority-news/subcommittees-contracting-oversight-majority-media-senators-express-concern-about-potential-medicare-contractors-conflict-of-interest/">Senators Express Concern About Potential Medicare Contractors’ Conflict of Interest</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/CO/majority-news/subcommittees-contracting-oversight-majority-media-senators-express-concern-about-potential-medicare-contractors-conflict-of-interest/embed/#?secret=4IGpiZfZYi" width="600" height="338" title="“Senators Express Concern About Potential Medicare Contractors’ Conflict of Interest” — Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs" data-secret="4IGpiZfZYi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Chairman McCaskill, joined by Senators Baucus and Carper, wrote today to the Department of Health and Human Services to express their concern about potential conflicts of interest with Medicare contractors, who perform most of the payment, administrative, and oversight function of Medicare.https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/HSGAC_Logo_Social.jpg1200630