President Clinton signed legislation repealing the Medicare/Medicaid Databank. Congress set up the

Dec. 1, 1996
President Clinton signed legislation repealing the Medicare/Medicaid Databank. Congress set up the databank in 1993 to help the Health Care Finance Administration recover overpayments made by Medicare and Medicaid, but failed to fund the program.

President Clinton signed legislation repealing the Medicare/Medicaid Databank. Congress set up the databank in 1993 to help the Health Care Finance Administration recover overpayments made by Medicare and Medicaid, but failed to fund the program.

Judi Hasson

Washington Correspondent

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