On Public Service
Lisa Re Dale recently retired after 20 years of federal service. She worked for the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (which she says returns 10x on its investment) and wrote about what she did at work and why it matters:
I am retiring today after 20 years of federal service working on health care fraud enforcement. I’ve personally worked on cases where patients were raped in nursing homes and others so neglected that maggots grew in their wounds. Pharmaceutical companies paying kickbacks to doctors to prescribe their drugs, fueling the opioid epidemic. Doctors falsely diagnosed patients with cancer or MS to bill for unnecessary treatment. Pediatric dentists doing medically unnecessary root canals on toddlers — without adequate anesthesia — for profit. These are 4 of the thousands of cases I’ve worked on.
And she talks more broadly about what our government does for us:
I’ve realized many Americans have no idea what the federal government does. It pays for the military to protect this nation. Keeps food and medicine safe. Ensures laws are followed and fairly prosecuted. Operates national parks. Cares for the veterans who gave everything for us. Insures the money in your bank. Keeps air travel safe. Rescues children from sex trafficking. People will realize what it does after it’s been burned to the ground.
(thx, jason)
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