Brady Anti-fraud Bill Addresses Drug Prescribing Issues for Hospices; Audit and Education Reform and DME F2F Modifications

In recent weeks, the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act (PIMA) (H.R. 5780). The bill includes a provision that would impose a home health surety bond of not less than $50,000 that is “commensurate with the volume…