H.R. 6051 · 114th Congress
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
No cosponsors.
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants to states for the purpose of establishing or expanding programs that: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) identify and recover overpayments resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share recovered overpayments with localities that assist in…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2016
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants to states for the purpose of establishing or expanding programs that: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) identify and recover overpayments resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share recovered overpayments with localities that assist in detection, prevention, or recovery.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
Latest action (Sep 15, 2016): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 15, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.