Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-418
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
Introduced: 2013-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Criminal justice information and records
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Medicaid
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: 
Medicare Fraud Enforcement and Prevention Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase criminal penalties for both felony and misdemeanor fraud under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid). 
 
Adds a new offense of distribution of two or more Medicare or Medicaid beneficiary identification numbers or billing privileges.
 
Applies civil monetary penalties to: (1) conspiracy to make false statements or commit other specified offenses with respect to Medicare or Medicaid claims; and (2) knowing creation or use of false records or statements with respect to the transmission of money or property to a federal health care program. Extends the statute of limitations from six to 10 years after presentation of a claim.
 
Amends SSA title XVIII (Medicare), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to revise screening requirements.
 
Amends SSA title XI, as amended by PPACA, to require the access to claims and payment data granted to Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Attorney General to include access to real time claims and payment data.
 
Requires the HHS Inspector General to implement mechanisms for the sharing of information about suspected fraud relating to the federal health care programs under Medicare, Medicaid, and SSA title XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) with other appropriate law enforcement officials.
 
Directs the HHS Secretary to provide for a study that analyzes the feasibility and benefits in reducing waste, fraud, and abuse of carrying out a program that implements biometric technology to ensure that individuals entitled to benefits under Medicare part A or enrolled under Medicare part B are physically present at the time and place of receipt of certain items and services for which payment may be made.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: 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.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: 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.
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-01-25
text: Introduced in House