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HR 5088 114th Congress House

PIMA of 2016

Official title: To prevent abusive billing of ancillary services to the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Accounting and auditingAllied health servicesCivil actions and liabilityDrug therapy
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Apr 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2016 or PIMA of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services; and (2) establish increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5088: PIMA of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5088/
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"H.R. 5088: PIMA of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5088/.
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H.R. 5088, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5088/.
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