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HR 2618 102th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made…

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare prog… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made under such program if the denial or recovery is based upon claim sampling, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 2, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 17, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 11, 1991
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 11, 1991
Referred jointly to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 11, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from using claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments under the Medicare program without probable cause that fraud exists.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 2, 1992
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 4, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2618: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made under such program if the denial or recovery is based upon claim sampling, and for other purposes.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2618/
MLA
"H.R. 2618: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made under such program if the denial or recovery is based upon claim sampling, and for other purposes.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2618/.
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H.R. 2618, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2618/.
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[H.R. 2618: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from denying claims for benefits under the medicare program or recovering overpayments made under such program if the denial or recovery is based upon claim sampling, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2618/)
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