US HB3616 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-4)
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the HHS Office of Inspector General, and the Attorney General to report annually to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Directs the Secretary to: (1) disseminate such reports through mechanisms that reach the most Medicare beneficiaries, and (2) mail to each Medicare beneficiary a list of the top 10 most prevalent health care fraud schemes.
Title
Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013
Sponsors
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] | Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA] | Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] |
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Joe Garcia [D-FL] | Rep. Gene Green [D-TX] |
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] |
Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] | Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL] |
Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA] | Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-11-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
2013-11-21 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
2013-11-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1944 (Related) 2014-01-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Aging
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health
Health care quality
Medicare
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Health
Health care quality
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3616/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3616/BILLS-113hr3616ih.pdf |