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This bill, titled the "Protecting Patients from Rehab Fraud Act of 2025," mandates that the Attorney General and the Comptroller General of the United States each submit a report to Congress within one year of the bill's enactment concerning the drug addiction treatment and recovery industry. The Attorney General's report will detail the prevalence of illegal tactics used to lure individuals into rehabilitation facilities, insurance fraud related to these facilities, particularly concerning plans offered through an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a law that expanded health insurance coverage), the practice of brokers encouraging patients to commit insurance fraud for high-cost out-of-network plans, drug use and trafficking within facilities, the practice of "patient dumping" or "curbing" where patients are abandoned once their insurance stops paying, the prevalence of patients being dumped in locations other than their origin, research on homelessness and relapse among dumped patients, and recommendations for Congress to combat illegal practices and protect patients. The Comptroller General's report will focus on current actions by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other federal entities, as well as state actions, to curb insurance fraud in this sector, the effectiveness of federal spending on rehabilitation facilities, and recommendations for Congress to address illegal practices and safeguard prospective patients.

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