To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Introduced on Jan 3, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on January 3, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Walberg Bill to Protect Patients, Combat Medicaid Fraud”
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Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 19, 2019
“House Approves Welch Bill Combatting Elder Abuse in State Medicaid Programs”
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Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT0]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 19, 2019
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H.R. 233 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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