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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9645 

To require the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human 

Services to submit a report on Medicare and Medicaid fraud. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 

Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. GROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To require the Inspector General of the Department of 

Health and Human Services to submit a report on Medicare and Medicaid fraud. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘We Want Our 

5 Healthcare Money Back Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REPORT ON MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FRAUD. 

7 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 


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1 every 3 months thereafter until the date that is 2 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector 

3 General of the Department of Health and Human Services 

4 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) 

5 shall submit a report on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, in6 cluding the information described in subsection (b), to the 

7 following committees: 

8 (1) The Committee on Ways and Means of the 

9 House of Representatives. 

10 (2) The Committee on Energy and Commerce 

11 of the House of Representatives. 

12 (3) The Committee on Finance of the Senate. 

13 (4) The Committee on Health, Education, 

14 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 

15 (b) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—For purposes of 

16 subsection (a), the information described in this sub17 section is, with respect to the 3-month period ending on 

18 the date that is 1 month before the date on which the 

19 report under such subsection is required to be submitted— 

20 (1) the number of investigations of Medicare 

21 and Medicaid fraud conducted by the Inspector Gen22 eral during such period; 

23 (2) the number of criminal prosecutions and 

24 civil actions alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud 


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1 commenced during such period as a result of an in2 vestigation conducted by the Inspector General; 

3 (3) the dollar amount of fraud alleged in each 

4 such criminal prosecution and civil action; 

5 (4) the charges alleged in each such criminal 

6 prosecution and civil action; and 

7 (5) the number of individuals and entities ex8 cluded from participating in any Federal health care 

9 program (as such term is defined in section 1128B 

10 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7b)) 

11 during such period due to a criminal conviction or 

12 other act related to Medicare and Medicaid fraud. 

13 (c) MEDICARE AND MEDICAID FRAUD DEFINED.— 

14 In this section, the term ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid fraud’’ 

15 means fraud related to the Medicare program under title 

16 XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) 

17 or the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 

18 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306 et seq.). 

19 (d) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No ad20 ditional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 

21 carry out this section, and this section shall be carried 

22 out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Sec23 retary of Health and Human Services or the Inspector 


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1 General of the Department of Health and Human Serv2 ices. 

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