Menendez became ‘very hostile’ in talks to help friend with Medicare debt: witness – NJ.com

NEWARK — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez held two contentious discussions with Medicare representatives – including one that included former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius – to press for a reimbursement policy change that would benefit his friend, a wealthy Florida ophthalmologist, a former top Medicare official testified…