S.Amdt. 2271
What it does: Adds SEC. 722. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM at the end of subtitle C of title VII
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 722. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM at the end of subtitle C of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
Inserted: SEC. 722. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
Inserted: Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that evaluates the similarities and differences in the approaches to identifying and recovering improper payments between the Medicare program and the TRICARE program. The report shall contain an evaluation of the following:
Inserted: (1) Medicare and TRICARE claims processing efforts to prevent improper payments by denying claims prior to payment.
Inserted: (2) Medicare and TRICARE claims processing efforts to correct improper payments post-payment.
Inserted: (3) The effectiveness of Medicare and TRICARE post-payment audit programs in identifying and correcting improper payments that are returned to the government plans.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2271. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 722. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON RECOVERY AUDIT PROGRAM OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that evaluates the similarities and differences in the approaches to identifying and recovering improper payments between the Medicare program and the TRICARE program. The report shall contain an evaluation of the following:
(1) Medicare and TRICARE claims processing efforts to prevent improper payments by denying claims prior to payment.
(2) Medicare and TRICARE claims processing efforts to correct improper payments post-payment.
(3) The effectiveness of Medicare and TRICARE post-payment audit programs in identifying and correcting improper payments that are returned to the government plans.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 19, 2013