To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissive exclusion from Federal health programs to include certain individuals with prior interest in sanctioned entities and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-5757House of Representatives
Updated: May 30, 2018

Summary

Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2018 This bill expands the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude from participation in federal health programs certain affiliates of a sanctioned entity. (A "sanctioned entity" is one that has been convicted of one of several specified crimes or excluded from participation under either Medicare or a state health care program.) In addition, the bill requires Medicare Advantage organizations to report instances of fraud or abuse to the CMS within 60 days.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. 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.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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