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H.R. 1784 · 119th CongressHealth

Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Mar 3, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Doggett, Lloyd D-TX · no cosponsors
IntroducedMar 3, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 113 words.

Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2025 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to deactivate the standard unique health identifiers of health care providers that are excluded from federal health care programs because of fraud, waste, or abuse. The bill also requires (1) any data submitted by Medicare Advantage plans with respect to durable medical equipment, prosthetics or orthotics, laboratory tests, imaging tests, or home health services to include the standard unique health identifier of the associated provider or supplier; and (2) health care practitioners who are employed by or contract with telehealth companies to use a specialized claims modifier (developed by CMS) for Medicare telehealth services.

Context
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
Sponsor
4 of 144 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 958 words
Subjects
Data collection, sharing, protectionFraud offenses and financial crimesHealth care coverage and accessHealth technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
Latest action
Mar 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]