[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1853 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1853

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
   preparation of audit reports based upon the financial auditing of 
Medicare+Choice organizations and to make such reports available to the 
                                public.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2003

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
   preparation of audit reports based upon the financial auditing of 
Medicare+Choice organizations and to make such reports available to the 
                                public.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare+Choice Audit Reports Act''.

SEC. 2. PREPARATION AND AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1857(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-27(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Audit reports.--Upon completion of each audit 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall prepare and 
                make available an audit report stating the analysis and 
                conclusions of the Secretary regarding such audit. Each 
                audit report shall include a detailed summary of the 
                financial information upon which the analysis and 
                conclusions of the Secretary are based, including the 
                data referred to in subparagraph (A). Section 552(b)(4) 
                of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
                audit report prepared under this subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any audit completed after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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