Reporters’ Roundup: debt debate, improper payments

These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.

• The debt limit debate is making a lot of people in Washington do things they normally don’t do. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains in his column.
• Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services say they’re taking aggressive action to knock down the improper payments rate in Medicare. Some of the steps they’re taking come from new authorities they got under the Affordable Care Act. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has the story.

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