H.R.6130 - Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities. as introduced.
  • Short: Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Short: Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010 as passed house.

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9/22/2010--Passed House amended. Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from participation in any federal health care program entities affiliated with a san
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9/22/2010--Passed House amended. Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from participation in any federal health care program entities affiliated with a sanctioned entity, as well as any officer or managing employee of an affiliated entity (currently, only individuals with an ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity), if the affiliated entity was so affiliated at the time of any of the conduct forming the basis for the conviction or exclusion of the sanctioned entity. Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act, for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage.

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12/28/10
Grassley: Where are the Fraud Probes?

HR 6130 would have given the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the authority to ban these executives from doing business with Medicare. Another loophole lets companies that engage in ...

Source: www.georgiaterminsurance.com
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12/27/10
Grassley: Where are the Fraud Probes? - Regulatory,Legislative and ...

H.R. 6130 would have given the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the authority to ban these executives from doing business with Medicare. Another loophole lets companies that engage ...

Source: National Underwriter Life & Health
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12/27/10
The Citizen: Republican Senators Place Hold On Stark's Bill

The bill (H.R. 6130) would have added teeth to existing laws punishing insurance companies and their executives from defrauding Medicare. Health insurance companies can bypass exclusion from participating in Medicare after a conviction, ...

Source: The Citizen
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