A bill to authorize the appropriation of the funds necessary to enable the Inspector General, as the supervisory authority in the investigative operations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, to perform his congressionally mandated functions in combating fraud and abuse in programs administered by that Department.

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Authorizes the appropriation of funds necessary for the Inspector General of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) to: (1) carry out investigations of fraud and abuse of HEW programs including Medicaid and Medicare; (2) perform other prescribed duties of the Office of Inspector General; and (3) conduct and submit to Congress a study on fraud and abuse in the areas of drug purchases, respiratory therapy, and student financial aid programs.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 September 1978

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