Along with his healthcare proposals, President Clinton introduced two new tools to fight Medicare Fraud. "By overbilling, charging for phony procedures and selling substandard supplies, Medicare cheats cost taxpayers hundreds of millions a year," he said.

To help combat Medicare fraud, his proposed budget for fiscal 2001 includes funds for "a team of Medicare fraud fighters, one in the office of every Medicare contractor in America," as well as for new technology to track false claims.