H.R. 6102: Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
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H.R. 6102: Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Plain summary
Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 - Establishes the Commission on Billing Codes and Forms Simplification which shall make recommendations regarding: (1) standardizing and simplifying credentialing and billing forms for health care claims; (2) reducing and simplifying billing codes; (3) reforming the Medicare regulatory and appeals processes to ensure that the Secretary of Health and Human Services provides appropriate guidance to providers for submitting Medicare claims and does not target inadvertent billing errors; and (4) updating electronic forms of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure simplicity and privacy. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process under which a physician may request from a carrier written assistance in addressing questionable codes and procedures under the Medicare program. Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to restore the toll-free telephone hotline so that physicians may call for information and questions about the Medicare program. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) physician participation and pilot program testing requirements and objectives for new evaluation and management guidelines under Medicare; and (2) notice, administrative, and penalty requirements with respect to Medicare overpayments.
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Official text
Health Care Paperwork Reduction and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6102.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6102 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110