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]

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.

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Title

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-11-22HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-11-21HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2013-11-21HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-11-21HouseReferred 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.

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