S 2603
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Crime and Law Enforcement
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Health care fraud
Law
Medical supplies
Medicare
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Social Welfare
Surety and fidelity
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Introduced: February 7, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Feb 7, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Plain-English summary
Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase civil money penalties, criminal fines, and prison sentences for fraud and abuse under the SSA title XVIII (Medicare) program.
Amends SSA title XVIII to increase the amount of the surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (DME).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1