,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aidd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjad,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,casey7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
di/ribute additional in=mation to       
,m$ic>e b5efici>ies to prev5t heal? c>e 
fraud1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,s5iors f     
,heal? ,c>e ,fraud ,act ( #bjad4  7b7   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,s5iors are m vuln]able to fraud ?an !  
g5]al population4  7#b7 ,because s5iors 
require m heal? c>e s]vices ?an ! g5]al 
population1 !y ne$ m in=mation on heal? 
c>e s*emes s !y c protect !mselves4     
7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %\ld provide m up-to-date      
in=mation 9 ord] to educate s5iors on   
heal? c>e scams4  #b4 ,di/ribution (    
additional in=mation to s5iors to prev5t

 heal? c>e fraud ,section #ahjd ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;b-#b7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,di/ribution
 ( additional in=mation on heal? c>e    
fraud  7#a7 ,annual reports on heal? c>e
 fraud s*emes  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9         
connection ) ! ,heal? ,c>e ,fraud &     
,abuse ,control ,program e/abli%$ "u    
section #aabh;,c1 ! ,secret>y1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 &
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 %all transmit to   
,congress1 & make available to ! public1
 an annual report on heal? c>e fraud    
s*emes t are t>get$ to s5iors & /eps t  
are be+ tak5 to combat su* s*emes & to  
educate s5iors conc]n+ su* s*emes4 ,!   
fir/ su* report %all be transmitt$ &    
made available n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subsection4    
7,b7 ,cont5ts ( reports  7i7 ,9 g5]al   
,subject to clause 7ii71 ea* annual     
report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include 
! foll[+ in=mation3 7,i7 ,id5tification 

( mo/ preval5t fraud s*emes ,!          
id5tification ( ! #aj mo/ preval5t heal?
 c>e fraud s*emes t are t>get$ to s5iors
 & ! preval5ce & tr5ds 9 su* s*emes4    
7,,ii7 ,protection ( s5iors ,actions t  
s5iors & law en=cem5t & gov]nm5t ag5cies
 are tak+ & c take to combat su* s*emes 
& to protect s5iors aga9/ heal? c>e     
fraud s*emes4  7,,iii7 ,additional      
sugge/ions ,policy sugge/ions to improve
 protections = s5iors1 includ+ :e!r !   
additional in=mation provid$ "u ?is     
subsection is help+ s5iors 9 protect+ !m
 aga9/ fraud4  7ii7 ,limitations ,!     
,secret>y may-- 7,i7 omit in=mation f an
 annual report on fraud s*emes t>get+   
s5iors if public disclosure ( !         
in=mation w\ld compromise an ongo+      
inve/igation2 &  7,,ii7 report in=mation
 on fraud s*emes by categories 9 an     
annual report if a m detail$ disclosure 
( su* a s*eme w\ld educate crim9als r   
?an s5iors4  7iii7 ,private-public      
p>tn]%ip ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        

,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,attorney ,g5]al1 may ent] into an     
arrangem5t betwe5 public & private      
p>tn]s to develop ! report t id5tifies !
 top #aj mo/ preval5t heal? c>e fraud   
s*emes & ! associat$ report in=mation4  
7,c7 ,qu>t]ly updat+ ,! in=mation       
describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7iii7 (        
subp>agraph 7,b7 %all be updat$ qu>t]ly 
to reflect *anges 9 fraud s*emes &      
me?ods to combat & educate s5iors       
conc]n+ su* s*emes4  7,d7 ,languages    
,su* reports1 z updat$1 %all be         
available 9 ,engli% & ,spani%4  7#b7    
,dissem9ation ( reports & top #aj li/   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7   
dissem9ate ! reports "u p>agraph 7#a7 to
 ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies ?r\gh me*anisms t  
rea* ! mo/ ,m$ic>e b5efici>ies2 &  7ii7 
provide = ! mail+ to ea* ,m$ic>e        
b5efici>y ( a li/ ( ! top #aj mo/       
preval5t heal? c>e fraud s*emes4  7,b7  
,qu>t]ly updates ( top #aj li/ includ$ )
 ,m$ic>e summ>y notices ,! ,secret>y    
%all include an updat$ li/ ( ! top #aj  

mo/ preval5t heal? c>e fraud s*emes "u  
p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 ) ! qu>t]ly ,m$ic>e  
summ>y notices mail$ to ,m$ic>e         
b5efici>ies4  7,c7 ,po/+ ( reports &    
qu>t]ly updates on websites ,! annual   
reports1 & qu>t]ly updates1 "u ?is      
subsection %all be po/$ on ! website ( !
 ,heal? ,c>e ,fraud & ,abuse ,control   
,program & on o!r websites ma9ta9$ or   
support$ by ! ,secret>y relat+ to !     
,m$ic>e program1 ! ,/ate ,heal?         
,insurance ,assi/ance ,program1 & !     
,s5ior ,m$ic>e ,patrol ( ! ,adm9i/ration
 on ,ag+4  7#c7 ,s\rces ( in=mation =   
reports ,in=mation = ! reports & updates
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be ga!r$ f at    
lea/ ! foll[+ s\rces3 7,a7 ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ,! foll[+      
s\rces )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices3 7i7 ,m$ic>e hotl9es1 includ+  
#a-hjj-,,m$ic>e1 #a-hjj-;,,hh/ips1 &    
,m$ic>e fraud toll-free hotl9es &       
websites 7su* z www4/opm$ic>efraud4gov7 
e/abli%$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  

,s]vices & ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid 
,s]vices4  7ii7 ,/ate ,heal? ,insurance 
,assi/ance ,programs 7,s,h,i,ps74  7iii7
 ,! ,adm9i/ration on ,community ,liv+1  
includ+-- 7,i7 ! ,s5ior ,m$ic>e ,patrol 
7,,smp7 ( ! ,adm9i/ration on ,ag+2 &    
7,,ii7 ,ag+ & ,disability ,res\rce      
,c5t]s4  7iv7 ,m$ic>e adm9i/rative      
contractors1 fiscal int]m$i>ies1 & o!r  
contractors ) ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e        
,m$icaid ,s]vices p]=m+ functions :i*   
may relate to fraud & abuse "u ! ,m$ic>e
 program4  7v7 ,! ,indian ,heal?        
,s]vice4  7,b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice ,!   
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 includ+ ! ,f$]al   
,bureau ( ,inve/igation4  7,c7 ,,ssa ,! 
,social ,security ,adm9i/ration4  7,d7  
,,ftc ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission4     
7,e7 ,optional additional s\rces ,at !  
option ( ! ,secret>y-- 7i7 ,/ate ag5cies
 t deal ) eld] abuse2 &  7ii7 o!r       
gov]nm5tal & nongov]nm5tal entities )   
exp]tise 9 ! protection ( s5iors f heal?
 c>e fraud z deem$ appropriate4  4