Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010
Latest action · May 3, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 15, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase criminal penalties for both felony and misdemeanor fraud under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid).
Adds a new offense of distribution of two or more Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification numbers or billing privileges with the intent to defraud.
Applies civil monetary penalties to: (1) conspiracy to make false statements or commit other specified offenses with respect to Medicare or Medicaid claims; and (2) knowing creation or use of false records or statements with respect to the transmission of money or property to a federal health care program. Extends the statute of limitations from six to 10 years after presentation of a claim.
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to revise screening requirements.
Amends SSA title XI, as amended by PPACA, to require the access to claims and payment data granted to Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Attorney General to include access to real time claims and payment data.
Requires the HHS Inspector General to implement mechanisms for the sharing of information about suspected fraud relating to the federal health care programs under Medicare, Medicaid, and SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) with other appropriate law enforcement officials.
Directs the HHS Secretary to carry out a five-year pilot program that implements biometric technology to ensure that individuals entitled to benefits under Medicare part A or enrolled under Medicare part B are physically present at the time and place of receipt of certain items and services for which payment may be made.
Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on Medicare administrative contractors, including Recovery Audit Contractors.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 15, 2010 to Sep 22, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Apr 15, 2010 |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Apr 27, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Allen Boyd | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-OH | John A. Boccieri | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Deborah L. Halvorson | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | May 4, 2010 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 5, 2010 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | May 6, 2010 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 15, 2010Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Apr 15, 2010Referred to House Ways and Means
- Apr 15, 2010Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3632 | Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2010 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2010Introduced in House
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