Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act

This bill gives the Department of Labor clear legal authority to stop making payments to health care providers under the federal workers' compensation program if those providers have been convicted of fraud. The fraud can be related to the federal workers' compensation program, a similar state program, or other federal health care programs like Medicare. The payments that can be suspended include those for medical services, devices, or supplies, as well as certain upfront costs paid by the employer agency. The Department of Labor would be required to create official rules for carrying out these changes.

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