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S 1944 113th Congress Senate

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act to distribute additional information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 16, 2014 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action January 16, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2014 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3616 Related bill Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1944: Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1944/
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