Ensuring the Integrity of the Medicare Program Act of 2006

Summary

Ensuring the Integrity of the Medicare Program Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program for audits of Medicare secondary payer claims and activities. Requires the Secretary of Labor to provide for access by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) and recovery audit contractors conducting audit and recovery activities under this Act to: (1) the National Directory of New Hires database; and (2) the database of the CMMS Coordination of Benefits Contractor with respect to specified audit and recovery periods.

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Timeline

1. 25 July 2006

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 July 2006

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 July 2006 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 July 2006

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
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