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HR 3220 114th Congress House

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015

Official title: To establish a smart card pilot program under the Medicare program.

Introduced: July 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesHealth care qualityMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 31, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 27, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015

This bill establishes a pilot program under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of utilizing smart card technology for Medicare beneficiary identification cards. A “smart card” is a secure, electronic, machine readable, fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant card that includes an embedded integrated circuit chip with a secure micro-controller.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must conduct the pilot program in at least three areas in which there is a high risk for waste and abuse, and must give priority in the provision of cards to Medicare beneficiaries who self-identify as individuals whose personal identity and health information has previously been compromised.

In designing the program, CMS must include, among other provisions: (1) regular monitoring and review of Medicare billings and records in order to identify and address inaccurate changes and instances of waste, fraud, or abuse; and (2) reporting mechanisms for measuring Medicare cost savings attributable to the pilot program.

CMS must report to Congress on issues and recommendations related the pilot program within two years of program implementation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1871 Related bill Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Paulsen, Erik
· May 26, 2016
Nunes, Devin
· Dec 18, 2015
Walters, Mimi
· Dec 18, 2015
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 9, 2015
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 27, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jul 27, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3220: Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3220/
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"H.R. 3220: Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3220/.
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H.R. 3220, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3220/.
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