To increase the penalties for health care fraud, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Aaron Bean (Republican-FL)February 13, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.

Increases prison time and fines for people who commit health care fraud.

This bill would make penalties much tougher for people found guilty of health care fraud. It would increase prison sentences and fines for those who cheat federal health care programs. These changes would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law.

What Would Change

Today, people convicted of general health care fraud face up to 10 years in prison, or 20 years if serious injury or death results. This bill would increase those maximums to 25 years and 30 years, respectively. For fraud involving federal health care programs, current maximum fines of $100,000 would rise to $250,000, and prison terms of 10 years would increase to 25 years, with other specific fines and terms also increasing.

Key Provisions

Increases the maximum prison sentence for general health care fraud from 10 years to 25 years.
Increases the maximum prison sentence for health care fraud that causes serious injury or death from 20 years to 30 years.
Raises the maximum fine for fraud involving federal health care programs from $100,000 to $250,000.
Increases the maximum prison sentence for fraud involving federal health care programs from 10 years to 25 years.
Raises other specific fines for federal health care program fraud, such as from $4,000 to $100,000.
Requires the United States Sentencing Commission to review and possibly change its guidelines for health care fraud sentences.

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HR 7569 · 119th Congress · February 13, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10

To increase the penalties for health care fraud, and for other purposes.

What Would Change

Key Provisions

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