Weekly Legislative & Regulatory Round-up
Week of June 12 - 18, 2010
| GAO reports |
Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Challenges and Strategies for Preventing Improper Payments GAO-10-844T
Home Infusion Therapy: Differences between Medicare and Private Insurers' Coverage GAO-10-426
| OIG reports |
Advisory Opinion 10-08 (PDF) (concerning two affiliated corporate entities that each own and operate a freestanding radiation oncology center proposing to provide the services of a dietitian and social worker at no additional charge to each center’s Medicare cancer patients as part of the patients’ treatment)
Testimony of Lewis Morris (PDF), Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, before the Subcommittees on Health and Oversight of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Reducing Fraud, Waste and Abuse in Medicare
Semiannual Report to Congress: Spring Fiscal Year 2010 (PDF)
OIG Reports More Than $3 Billion in Expected Recoveries from Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse for the First Half of FY 2010: Press Release (PDF)
Medicare Part D – Prescription Drug Event Reconciliation Process (A-18-08-30102)
Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Resolution of Audit Recommendations (A-07-09-03131)
| Bills introduced |
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Number/ Title |
Date Introduced | Sponsor | Description |
H. Res. 1438 |
06/14/2010 |
Paulsen, Erik (R-MN) |
A resolution promoting increased awareness and diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) to address the high mortality rate of this treatable disease; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
S. 3491 |
06/15/2010 |
Inouye, Daniel (D-HI) |
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Finance. |
S. 3493 |
06/15/2010 |
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) |
A bill to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
H.R. 5527 |
06/15/2010 |
Capps, Lois (D-CA) |
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
H. Res. 1444. |
06/15/2010 |
Pallone, Frank (D-NJ) |
A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
H. Res. 1445 |
06/15/2010 |
Rooney, Tom (R-FL) |
A resolution expressing support for designation of July 17, 2010, as ``National Bladder Cancer Awareness Day''; Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
H.R. 5546 |
06/16/2010 |
Roskam, Peter (R-IL) |
A bill to provide for the establishment of a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program for the Medicare Program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
H. Res. 1449 |
06/16/2010 |
MYRICK, Sue (R-NC) |
A resolution supporting the observance of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month and recognizing and applauding the work of national and community thyroid cancer organizations; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
S. 3504 |
06/17/2010 |
Murray, Patty (D-WA) |
A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
H.R. 5560 |
06/17/2010 |
Moore, Dennis (D-KS) |
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve quality of cancer care and quality of life for patients and survivors by coordinating development and distribution of information about relieving pain, symptoms, side effects, and stress; increasing awareness of treatment and post-treatment health risks for survivors; enhancing research into symptom management and survivorship; increasing health care professional education and training; reducing health disparities in cancer treatment, symptom management, and survivorship care; and expanding and enhancing cancer registries; and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
H.R. 5561 |
06/17/2010 |
Slaughter, Louise (D-NY) |
A bill to establish a public education and awareness program relating to emergency contraception; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |