§ 1320a–7g. Funds to reduce medicaid fraud and abuse

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For purposes of reducing fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.]— there is appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $25,000,000, for fiscal year 2009; and there is authorized to be appropriated to such Office $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and each subsequent fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this section shall remain available for expenditure until expended and shall be in addition to any other amounts appropriated or made available to such Office for such purposes with respect to the Medicaid program.

Not later than September 30 of 2009 and of each subsequent year, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Appropriations of the Senate a report on the activities (and the results of such activities) funded under paragraph

(1)to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.] during the previous 12 month period, including the amount of funds appropriated under such paragraph for each such activity and an estimate of the savings to the Medicaid program resulting from each such activity. ( Pub. L. 110–252, title VII, § 7001(b) , June 30, 2008 , 122 Stat. 2389 .)

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