Washington, July 21 -- Representative Ilhan Omar issued the following press release:
The House unanimously passed a bipartisan bill led by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) to strengthen protections for injured federal workers against fraudulent medical providers and improve government accountability.
The Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act empowers the Department of Labor to suspend FECA payments to medical providers convicted of fraud, protecting both patients and taxpayers. This bill is a targeted fix to a well-documented problem (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oig.dol.gov/public/testimony/20180508.pdf__;!!BSgrhSFG!EsnENAQjik7AyVYmpXLp0kjvUgyJNQ_WyW-S3A8HD7MwD3s1PVxObhhDW...