H.R. 5676 · 115th Congress
SENIOR Communities Protection Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Tom MacArthur
- Introduced
- 2018-05-03
- Latest action
- 2018-06-20 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Summary
Stop Excessive Narcotics in our Retirement Communities Protection Act of 2018 or the SENIOR Communities Protection Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the suspension of payments to a pharmacy under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans pending the investigation of a credible allegation of fraud by the pharmacy. A fraud hotline tip, without other evidence, may not be considered a credible allegation of fraud.