Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
Protect Seniors and Veterans from Health Care Fraud Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Protect Seniors and Veterans from Health Care Fraud Act of 2026," directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The goal is to establish reciprocal access to data between the Veterans Health Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This data exchange focuses on veterans who are concurrently enrolled in patient enrollment systems and Medicare, Medicaid, or a Medicare Advantage plan. The intent of this cooperation is to prevent duplicative, improper, or erroneous billings and payments for hospital care and medical services. The agreement would involve the transmission of specific veteran information and billing codes between the two departments.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly aims to protect veterans from erroneous billings and payments for medical services.
- Scored +4
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill improves the administration of healthcare for veterans by preventing billing errors and duplications.
- Scored +4
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill protects the integrity of veteran benefits by preventing improper or erroneous billings.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevention of Billing Errors: The bill aims to avoid duplicative, improper, or erroneous billings or payments for hospital care and medical services (Section 2(a)). This could protect individuals from incorrect financial charges or incorrect payment processing.
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Improved Information Sharing: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs would transmit information, including billing and diagnostic codes, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Section 2(b)(1)). This could help identify veterans who are concurrently enrolled in multiple programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, or a Medicare Advantage plan (Section 2(b)(2)(A)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill directly aims to protect veterans from erroneous billings and payments for medical services. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill helps prevent billing errors for low-income households concurrently enrolled in Medicaid. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill protects seniors who are concurrently enrolled in Medicare or Medicare Advantage by preventing billing errors.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill improves the administration of healthcare for veterans by preventing billing errors and duplications. Does this put more money into Medicaid, the health coverage for people on low incomes? — The bill improves the administration of Medicaid by identifying concurrent enrollments to prevent erroneous payments. Does this put more money into Medicare, the health coverage for people over 65? — The bill improves the administration of Medicare by identifying concurrent enrollments to prevent erroneous payments.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill protects the integrity of veteran benefits by preventing improper or erroneous billings.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill aims to reduce government spending by avoiding duplicative, improper, or erroneous billings and payments.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires biennial reports to Congressional committees regarding the effectiveness of the data exchange.
- 6/30/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 6/29/2026
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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.
- Introduced in House