S.Amdt. 284

SA 284. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 267 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 1628, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REDUCING MEDICAID FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE, AND OTHER
IMPROPER PAYMENTS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Comptroller General of the United
States and representatives of State auditors, shall issue
guidance establishing a national strategy for reducing fraud,
waste, abuse, and other improper payments in Medicaid.
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