Includes all politicians who were in office at any point during the 114th Congress.

S. 861 - PRIME Act of 2015

Health. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

PRIME Act of 2015

S. 861 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Other Titles
  • Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Act of 2015
  • PRIME Act of 2015
  • Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Act of 2015
  • PRIME Act of 2015
  • PRIME Act of 2015
Sponsor
Thomas R. Carper
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Child health
  • Employee hiring
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Prescription drugs
  • Public contracts and procurement
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced3/25/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced3/25/2015
3/25/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
3/25/2015Introduced in Senate
Put on a legislative calendar6/24/2015Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
7/30/2015Committee on Finance. Reported by Senator Hatch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-104.
Put on a legislative calendar7/30/2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$10,272,691
$224,126
$10,496,817
$0
2 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
PRIME Act of 2015

2 organizations supported this bill

AARP
Certner, David (2015, June 26). Good News for People on Medicare: Bipartisan Bills to Fight Unexpected Costs, Fraud . Retrieved August 12, 2015, from AARP.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Fassbender, Elizabeth (2015, April 15). Congress Moving Forward on Legislation. Retrieved April 16, 2015, from American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$110,250$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$146,493$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$68,375$0
John BarrassoRWY$300,043$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$177,200$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$79,500$0
Roy BluntRMO$165,900$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$41,960$0
John BoozmanRAR$92,380$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$250$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$182,091$0
Richard BurrRNC$203,800$0
Maria CantwellDWA$40,570$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$112,233$0
Ben CardinDMD$201,934$0
Tom CarperDDE$56,480$0
Bob CaseyDPA$125,228$0
Bill CassidyRLA$739,547$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$7,500$0
William Thad CochranRMS$50,959$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$123,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$34,950$0
Bob CorkerRTN$148,699$0
John CornynRTX$331,558$0
Tom CottonRAR$218,562$0
Mike CrapoRID$68,852$0
Ted CruzRTX$188,709$0
Steve DainesRMT$54,900$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$52,900$0
Dick DurbinDIL$74,850$0
Mike EnziRWY$83,000$0
Joni ErnstRIA$20,715$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$20,962$0
Deb FischerRNE$63,739$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$77,150$0
Al FrankenDMN$71,970$0
Cory GardnerRCO$119,650$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$95,631$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$80,087$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$130,275$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$251,722$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$77,536$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$15,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$117,950$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$8,519$0
John HoevenRND$8,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$19,100$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$159,025$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$116,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$116,150$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$35,450$0
Mark KirkRIL$171,525$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$63,350$0
James LankfordROK$81,460$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$3,600$0
Mike LeeRUT$27,550$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$40,498$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$40,952$0
John McCainRAZ$72,975$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$61,840$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$396,425$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$117,100$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$65,026$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$30,850$0
Jerry MoranRKS$64,100$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$26,100$0
Chris MurphyDCT$126,451$0
Patty MurrayDWA$146,727$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$67,285$0
Rand PaulRKY$205,176$0
David PerdueRGA$74,100$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$86,200$0
Rob PortmanROH$245,891$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$64,300$0
Harry ReidDNV$128,000$0
Jim RischRID$13,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$117,650$0
Mike RoundsRSD$38,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$77,875$0
Bernie SandersIVT$13,454$0
Ben SasseRNE$63,241$0
Brian SchatzDHI$17,994$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$198,476$0
Tim ScottRSC$191,970$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$15,250$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$78,397$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$15,400$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$163,250$0
Dan SullivanRAK$23,312$0
Jon TesterDMT$75,023$0
John ThuneRSD$96,470$0
Thom TillisRNC$147,325$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$219,433$0
Tom UdallDNM$36,135$0
David VitterRLA$21,900$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$149,980$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$69,294$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$44,313$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$51,650$0
Ron WydenDOR$262,940$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$110,250$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$146,493$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$68,375$0
John BarrassoRWY$300,043$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$177,200$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$79,500$0
Roy BluntRMO$165,900$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$41,960$0
John BoozmanRAR$92,380$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$250$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$182,091$0
Richard BurrRNC$203,800$0
Maria CantwellDWA$40,570$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$112,233$0
Ben CardinDMD$201,934$0
Tom CarperDDE$56,480$0
Bob CaseyDPA$125,228$0
Bill CassidyRLA$739,547$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$7,500$0
William Thad CochranRMS$50,959$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$123,250$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$34,950$0
Bob CorkerRTN$148,699$0
John CornynRTX$331,558$0
Tom CottonRAR$218,562$0
Mike CrapoRID$68,852$0
Ted CruzRTX$188,709$0
Steve DainesRMT$54,900$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$52,900$0
Dick DurbinDIL$74,850$0
Mike EnziRWY$83,000$0
Joni ErnstRIA$20,715$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$20,962$0
Deb FischerRNE$63,739$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$77,150$0
Al FrankenDMN$71,970$0
Cory GardnerRCO$119,650$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$95,631$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$80,087$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$130,275$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$251,722$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$77,536$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$15,000$0
Dean HellerRNV$117,950$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$8,519$0
John HoevenRND$8,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$19,100$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$159,025$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$116,050$0
Tim KaineDVA$116,150$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$35,450$0
Mark KirkRIL$171,525$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$63,350$0
James LankfordROK$81,460$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$3,600$0
Mike LeeRUT$27,550$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$40,498$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$40,952$0
John McCainRAZ$72,975$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$61,840$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$396,425$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$117,100$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$65,026$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$30,850$0
Jerry MoranRKS$64,100$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$26,100$0
Chris MurphyDCT$126,451$0
Patty MurrayDWA$146,727$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$67,285$0
Rand PaulRKY$205,176$0
David PerdueRGA$74,100$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$86,200$0
Rob PortmanROH$245,891$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$64,300$0
Harry ReidDNV$128,000$0
Jim RischRID$13,000$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$117,650$0
Mike RoundsRSD$38,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$77,875$0
Bernie SandersIVT$13,454$0
Ben SasseRNE$63,241$0
Brian SchatzDHI$17,994$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$198,476$0
Tim ScottRSC$191,970$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$15,250$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$78,397$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$15,400$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$163,250$0
Dan SullivanRAK$23,312$0
Jon TesterDMT$75,023$0
John ThuneRSD$96,470$0
Thom TillisRNC$147,325$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$219,433$0
Tom UdallDNM$36,135$0
David VitterRLA$21,900$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$149,980$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$69,294$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$44,313$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$51,650$0
Ron WydenDOR$262,940$0

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Other physician specialists$10,272,691
Elderly issues/Social Security$224,126

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
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