Protecting Taxpayers from Fraudulent Providers Act of 2026

Sponsor: Pete Stauber (Republican-MN)May 15, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Providers who commit serious financial fraud would be permanently removed from federal health programs.

This bill would permanently ban healthcare providers convicted of financial crimes like fraud or theft from federal health programs. Right now, these providers can sometimes get back into these programs or challenge their removal. This bill would end those options for new convictions.

What Would Change

Today, healthcare providers convicted of certain fraud-related crimes can sometimes be temporarily excluded from federal health care programs, with options to apply for reinstatement or administrative review. If this bill becomes law, providers convicted of fraud, theft, embezzlement, or other financial misconduct on or after the bill's enactment would face a permanent ban from these programs, with no path for reinstatement or appeal.

Key Provisions

Permanently bans healthcare providers convicted of fraud, theft, embezzlement, or other financial misconduct from federal health care programs.
Blocks permanently excluded providers from applying for reinstatement into federal health care programs.
Ends the ability for permanently excluded providers to request administrative hearings or reviews of their exclusion.

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HR 8865 · 119th Congress · May 15, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10

Protecting Taxpayers from Fraudulent Providers Act of 2026

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