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What could be more likely to draw international headlines, and jokes on late-night talk shows, than a government report that includes both an alleged waste of Medicare money and erectile dysfunction?
Even without dopey jokes about swelling costs and rising whatevers, this story was bound to get attention: The federal Department of Health and Human Services dispatched its Office of Inspector General to review Medicare payments for vacuum erection systems, less formally known as penis pumps. Its recent report revealed that Medicare was paying “grossly excessive” prices for these devices (which draw blood into the penis, creating an erection that allows a man to have intercourse).
I thought Medicare was supposed to heal the sick, not raise the dead. :mrgreen:
Article is here.