Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 21, 2013)
Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013 - 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 just happenedNov 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseNov 21, 2013
- Nov 22, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralH11100
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.
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 21, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House