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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for S.2603 Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-02-16T15:03:11Z</updated>
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    <updated>2008-02-16T15:03:11Z</updated>
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      <name>DME Alert Blog</name>
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  Congress Proposes Increase for DME Surety Bond    A Senate bill introduced last week would impose a $500,000 surety bond requirement on providers of durable medical equipment (DME) to Medicare beneficiaries.  The bill, &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;S.2603&lt;/str&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmacistelink.com/medicaredme/blog/2008/02/congress-proposes-increase-for-dme.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Proposes Increase for DME Surety Bond</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-12:/commentary/2672591</id>
    <updated>2008-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, S.2603, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008,&#226;&#8364;* would increase the $50000 surety bond requirement by a factor of 10. The bill would also increase civil and criminal fines for Medicare fraud and abuse. The bill is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dmealert.blogspot.com/2008/02/congress-proposes-increase-for-dme.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Half-Million Dollar Surety Bond Requirement Would Put Many Small ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill introduced last week, S. 2603, called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008,&#226;&#8364;* would increase the $50000 witness bond requirement by a factor of ten. The bill would also increase civil and guilty fines for Medicare fraud ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://showpharmacy.com/articles/half-million-dollar-surety-bond-requirement-would-put-many-small-durable-medical-equipment-providers-out-of-business/1746/12/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Half-Million Dollar Surety Bond Requirement Would Put Many Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://drugstorenews.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/half-million-dollar-surety-bond-requirement-would-put-many-small-durable-medical-equipment-providers-out-of-business/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill introduced last week, S. 2603, called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008,&#226;&#8364;* would be augmented the $50000 surety bond requirement by a factor of ten. The bill would also enlarge civil and criminal fines as antidote to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drugstorenews.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/half-million-dollar-surety-bond-requirement-would-put-many-small-durable-medical-equipment-providers-out-of-business/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Half-Million Dollar Surety Bond Requirement Would Put Many Small ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/02/12/half-million-dollar-surety-bond-requirement-would-put-many-small-durable-medical-equipment-providers-out-of-business.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-11:/commentary/1607858</id>
    <updated>2008-02-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Medical News and Health News Blog </name>
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The bill introduced last week, S. 2603, called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008,&#226;&#8364;* would increase the $50000 surety bond requirement by a factor of ten. The bill would also increase civil and criminal fines for Medicare fraud ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicalnewsblog.info/2008/02/12/half-million-dollar-surety-bond-requirement-would-put-many-small-durable-medical-equipment-providers-out-of-business.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senators Introduce Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-10:/commentary/1600362</id>
    <updated>2008-02-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On February 6, 2008, Senators Mel Martinez and John Cornyn, and several other Senators, introduced the Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 (S. 2603). If enacted, the Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 (Act) would double the civil ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medicareupdate.typepad.com/medicare_update/2008/02/on-february-6-1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2603, The Medicare Fraud Prevention Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/commentary/3788419</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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US Congress: S. 2603, The Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200509827.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 2603: Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 (GovTrack.us)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-07:/commentary/3362958</id>
    <updated>2008-02-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill in the US Congress: A bill to amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to increase the amount of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2603&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 2603, A bill to amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-05:/commentary/1597707</id>
    <updated>2008-02-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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S. 2603 would amend title XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare program and to increase the amount of the surety bond required for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2603.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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