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  GAO Says [Bush Admin] HHS Broke Laws With Medicare Videos
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Last EditedRP  May 19, 2004 10:27pm
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News DateThursday, May 20, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe Bush administration violated two federal laws through part of its publicity campaign to promote changes in Medicare intended to help older Americans afford prescription drugs, the investigative arm of Congress said yesterday.

The General Accounting Office concluded that the Department of Health and Human Services illegally spent federal money on what amounted to covert propaganda by producing videos about the Medicare changes that were made to look like news reports.
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