US HB173 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase civil money penalties, criminal fines, and prison sentences for fraud and abuse under the SSA title XVIII (Medicare) program.Amends SSA title XVIII to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (DME).
Title
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-01-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2011-01-05 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2011-01-05 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2011-01-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/173/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr173/BILLS-112hr173ih.pdf |
