U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9422: Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 24, 2026
To implement recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States for improving the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program and identifying additional opportunities to recover Medicaid overpayments, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To implement recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States for improving the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program and identifying additional opportunities to recover Medicaid overpayments, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
A BILL To implement recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States for improving the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program and identifying additional opportunities to recover Medicaid overpayments, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Improving CMS oversight and communication (a) Improved oversight Section 1903 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (cc) Improving State payment integrity (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Medicaid RAC program The term Medicaid RAC program means a program described in section 1902(a)(42)(B)(i). (B) RAC exception SPA The term RAC exception SPA means a State plan amendment submitted to the Secretary by a State for approval of a full exception from, or an exception to 1 or more of, the requirements described in section 1902(a)(42)(B). (2) Improved oversight of Medicaid RAC program exceptions Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish and implement policies and procedures for the and (ii) a statement that the RAC exception SPA approval expiration date shall not be extended after 2029. (B) Monitoring of RAC exception SPA expirations Monitoring of RAC exception SPA expiration dates and notifying States with …
Sponsors
- Gus Bilirakis (R, HD-FL-12) · primary sponsor
- Jodey Arrington (R, HD-019)
- Kat Cammack (R, HD-FL-3)
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R, HD-001)
- Gary Palmer (R, HD-AL-6)
- Aaron Bean (R, HD-FL-4)
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012)
- Lloyd Smucker (R, HD-PA-11)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB9422?
- HB9422 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Medicaid RAC Improvement Act of 2026.
- What does HB9422 do?
- In its own words: To implement recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States for improving the Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program and identifying additional opportunities to recover Medicaid overpayments, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9422?
- In committee as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9422?
- Gus Bilirakis (R, HD-FL-12), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9422?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9422
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