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S. 1505 116th Congress Senate

Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to require prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse to the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicare part D, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2019 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Health Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceMedicarePrescription drugs
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May 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2019
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 Latest action May 16, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

This bill requires prescription drug plan sponsors to report any suspicious activities relating to fraud, waste, or abuse under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and any corrective actions taken.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 3129 Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
  • S 4199 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2020
  • S 2543 Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1505: Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1505/
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"S. 1505: Medicare Prescription Drug Fraud Prevention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1505/.
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S. 1505, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1505/.
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