Search Results: keywords:"medicare and medicaid fraud prevention act of 2024"

  • H. R. 8089 — An Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:168

    H. R. 8089, known as the "Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024," aims to enhance the screening process for healthcare providers participating in the Medicaid program. It mandates that, starting January 1, 2027, states must conduct quarterly checks of the Death...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 8089 wants to make sure that doctors and other health helpers who work with Medicaid are still alive by checking a special list every few months. This helps catch mistakes or tricky people trying to get money when they shouldn’t.

  • H. R. 8089 — An Act To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:178

    H. R. 8089, titled the "Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024," aims to amend the Social Security Act to enhance Medicaid provider screening. Beginning January 1, 2027, states will be required to conduct checks against the Death Master File at least quarterly to...

    Simple Explanation

    The new bill wants to make sure that everyone getting paid by Medicaid isn’t a ghost! Starting in 2027, states will have to check every few months to see if the doctors or suppliers being paid are still living, to stop tricksters from getting money they shouldn’t.