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Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2014
Introduced: January 16, 2014
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 16, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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