HR 3616 · 113th Congress · Health

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-11-21· Sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2013-11-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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Cosponsors (20)

16 Democrats4 Republicans