S4898Referred to Committee

A bill to implement recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States for improving the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program and identifying additional opportunities to recover Medicaid overpayments, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-24
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Sponsor

Rick Scott
Rick Scott
Republican · FL · Senator
Votes with party: 73.1% (849 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$380k

Full profile: /officials/S001217

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Cosponsors (0)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-24

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Plain-English Summary

The government's auditing office has found ways to improve how Medicaid checks for billing mistakes and recovers money that was overpaid to healthcare providers, and this bill would put those recommendations into action. The changes would help identify more cases where Medicaid was billed incorrectly or fraudulently, allowing the program to recover additional funds that can be redirected to patient care. This affects healthcare providers, state Medicaid programs, and ultimately taxpayers who fund the program.

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