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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4701" measure-id="id117hr4701" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-07-27" update-date="2022-01-31">
        <title>Protecting Patients from Medicaid Fraud Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr4701v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-01-31">
            <action-date>2021-07-27</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Protecting Patients from Medicaid Fraud Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to consult with the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) about provider screening and oversight requirements if they have not already opted to do so. Additionally, states that are not in compliance with these screening and oversight requirements must submit progress reports to the CMS annually.</p>]]></summary-text>
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