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BILL SPONSOR
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic - CA
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TRACK BILL
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Sponsor Party
Democratic
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Congress
113
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Bill Number
H.R.3616
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Date Introduced
11/21/2013
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Bill Progress
BILL INTRODUCED 11/21/2013
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H.R.3616 : To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to distribute additional information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the HHS Office of Inspector General, and the Attorney General to report annually to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) disseminate such reports through mechanisms that reach the most Medicare beneficiaries, and (2) mail to each Medicare beneficiary a list of the top 10 most prevalent health care fraud schemes.