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Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011

Introduced: April 14, 2011 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2531-3532)
Apr 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2531)
Apr 14, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), consistent with applicable information, privacy, security, and disclosure laws, to make public on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the following data with respect to SSA title XVIII (Medicare): (1) a complete list of service providers and suppliers participating in the Medicare program, including their business addresses; and (2) certain aggregate information about each provider and supplier.

Entitles a qualified individual or group, for health research and fraud detection purposes, to access to Medicare claims and payment data of both HHS and its contractors. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for the storage and use of data provided to such an individual or group.

What's happening now April 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2531-3532)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 856: Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-856/
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"S. 856: Medicare Spending Transparency Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-856/.
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S. 856, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-856/.
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