U.S. Congress - H.R.2785 Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009
H.R.2785 - Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009
To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/10/2009--Introduced.Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Establishes the Commission on Health Care Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding: (1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for healthOfficial Summary
6/10/2009--Introduced.Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Establishes the Commission on Health Care Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding:(1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for health care claims;
(2) reducing and simplifying billing codes;
(3) reforming the Medicare regulatory and appeals processes to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provides appropriate guidance to providers for submitting Medicare claims and does not target inadvertent billing errors; and
(4) updating electronic forms of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure simplicity and privacy. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which a physician may request from a carrier written assistance in addressing questionable codes and procedures under the Medicare program. Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to restore the toll-free telephone hotline so that physicians may call for information and questions about the Medicare program. Prohibits the Administrator from implementing any new evaluation and management (E&M) guidelines under the Medicare program unless the Administrator:
(1) has provided for an assessment of the proposed guidelines by physicians;
(2) has established a plan that contains specific goals, including a schedule for improving participation of physicians in such assessment;
(3) has carried out a minimum of four pilot projects in at least four different regions to test E&M guidelines; and
(4) finds that specified objectives will be met in the implementation of such guidelines. Sets forth provisions concerning:
(1) physician participation and pilot program testing requirements and objectives for new E&M guidelines under Medicare; and
(2) notice, administrative, and penalty requirements with respect to Medicare overpayments.
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