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HR 8871 Cleared committee

Requires medical equipment and supply claims for certain Medicare items to be filed electronically starting in 2027 and sets a 90-day filing deadline for most of those items, while directing the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the fraud-screening technology Medicare contractors use.

Official title: DME Scammer Prevention Act of 2026

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 19-MAY-2026
Referred 19-MAY-2026
Approved by committee 21-MAY-2026
Key points
  • Requires electronic claim submission for specified medical equipment and supplies furnished on or after January 1, 2027, that appear on the Master List, removing the paper-filing exception for those items
  • Sets a 90-day filing window after the date of service for applicable items, excluding items on the face-to-face encounter or prior authorization lists and items paid on a monthly rental basis
  • Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress by January 1, 2030, on how Medicare administrative contractors use screening technology to flag errors and potential waste, fraud, or abuse in claims for 2027
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in House, 19-MAY-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Health

Sponsor Aaron Bean (R-FL) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.