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H.R. 1250 · 113th Congress · 2013–2014

Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013

H.R. 1250 in the 113th Congress (2013–2014) was introduced on Mar 19, 2013, sponsored by Sam Graves with 233 co-sponsors.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Status
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 19, 2013
Co-sponsors
233
Policy area
Health

What it does

Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process which subjects to a single, combined maximum annual limit, applied incrementally, the number of additional documentation requests made to a hospital by Medicare administrative contractors, recovery audit contractors, or Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) program contractors pursuant to prepayment and po…

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Sam Graves (R-MO). Co-sponsors: 104 Democrats, 129 Republicans.

Where it stands

  • IntroducedMar 19, 2013
  • Passed the House—
  • Passed the Senate—
  • Sent to the President—
  • Became law—

Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (Apr 22, 2013)

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