Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1836, the Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1997, is a good bill that has won strong bipartisan support. It has at its core a provision that would enable the Office of Personnel Management to effectively use administrative sanctions to protect our health care program from fraud and abuse perpetrated by unscrupulous health care providers.
Discussing the Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1997 during House floor debate.
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