Medicaid Provider Screening Requirements

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8112, legislation to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to further require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.

This bill clarifies that States must regularly check a Federal database that identifies healthcare providers that have been revoked from Medicare or terminated from States' Medicaid programs. It is important that States regularly take this step to identify providers who have been terminated from Medicare or Medicaid for reasons like fraudulent conduct or falsification of medical records. Once these bad actors are identified, States should take appropriate action against them.

This is yet another way that we can protect Americans against healthcare providers who don't have the best interests of their patients in mind.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in voting ``yes'' on H.R.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, again, what we are trying to do here, as the chair of the committee has said, is get rid of bad actors.

I think this is an effective way to do it, so I would hope everyone would join me on both sides of the aisle in voting ``yes'' on this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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