HR2309Referred to Committee
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-24
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Scott H. Peters
Democrat · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.8% (544 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/P000608
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Cosponsors (7)
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Plain-English Summary
This bill would strengthen efforts to catch and punish people who illegally bill Medicare and Medicaid for services or treatments they didn't actually provide. It likely includes new tools for investigators to detect fraudulent claims, tougher penalties for those caught committing fraud, and requirements for healthcare providers to implement better safeguards against dishonest billing practices. The changes would affect hospitals, doctors, insurance companies, and ultimately taxpayers and patients who rely on these government health programs.
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Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2309 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2309 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Malliotakis, and Mr. Kennedy of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID PROVIDER SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. Section 1902(kk)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The State'' and inserting: ``(A) In general.--The State''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(B) Additional provider screening.--Beginning January 1, 2027, as part of the enrollment (or revalidation of enrollment) of a provider or supplier under this title, and not less frequently than quarterly during the period that such provider or supplier is so enrolled, the State conducts a check of the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to determine whether such provider or supplier is deceased.''. <all>
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