BEAN BILL TO CRACK DOWN ON MEDICARE FRAUD PASSES COMMITTEE

Washington, May 21 -- Congressman Aaron Bean issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean's (FL-04) bill to combat fraud in the durable medical equipment (DME) system passed the House Ways and Means Committee. H.R. 8871, the DME Scammer Prevention Act, would strengthen oversight and modernize claims processing requirements to prevent bad actors from defrauding Medicare beneficiaries and stealing taxpayer dollars.

Watch Congressman Bean's full remarks in committee markup on the bill here (https://youtu.be/yJjpzb87ZaQ).

Upon committee passage, Congressman Bean said, "Rising fraud and criminal activity in the DME industry threaten to undermine our Medicare system and drive up costs. My bill will crack down on frau...