H.R. 6051 · 114th Congress
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve Israel
- Introduced
- 2016-09-15
- Latest action
- 2016-09-15 · Introduced in House
Summary
Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to award grants to states for the purpose of establishing or expanding programs that: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) identify and recover overpayments resulting from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share recovered overpayments with localities that assist in detection, prevention, or recovery.