,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1      
#bjai,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require prescription drug plans and     
,,ma-,,pd plans to report potential     
fraud1 waste1 and abuse to the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services under ,medicare part ,d1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,medicare
 ,prescription ,drug ,fraud ,prevention 
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,requiring          
prescription drug plans and ,,ma-,,pd   
plans to report potential fraud1 waste1 
and abuse to the ,secretary of ,,hhs    
,section #ahfj;,d-#d of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by       
redesignating subsection 7m7 7relating  
to program integrity transparency       
measures71 as added by section #fjfc7;c7

 of the ,substance ,use-,disorder       
,prevention that ,promotes ,opioid      
,recovery and ,treatment for ,patients  
and ,communities ,act 7,public ,law     
#aae-bga71 as subsection 7n72 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7o7 ,reporting potential   
fraud1 waste1 and abuse ,beginning      
,january #a1 #bjba1 the ,,pdp sponsor of
 a prescription drug plan shall report  
to the ,secretary1 as specified by the  
,secretary-- 7#a7 any substantiated or  
suspicious activities 7as defined by the
 ,secretary7 with respect to the program
 under this part as it relates to fraud1
 waste1 and abuse2 and  7#b7 any steps  
made by the ,,pdp sponsor after         
identifying such activities to take     
corrective actions4  4