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HR 1621 115th Congress House

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017

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

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2017
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.
Mar 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report annually to Congress and the public on: (1) the ten most prevalent health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors, (2) steps being taken to combat such schemes, and (3) policy suggestions to improve protections for seniors.

HHS may omit certain information from an annual report if public disclosure would compromise an ongoing investigation or educate criminals rather than seniors.

HHS shall disseminate reports to Medicare beneficiaries as specified by the bill.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1621: Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1621/
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"H.R. 1621: Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1621/.
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H.R. 1621, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1621/.
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