The Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act would tighten requirements for an individual to be eligible for home health services in Medicaid... require recipients to prove they are unable to perform three or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)... This requirement adds additional federal oversight to home health services while also tightening eligibility to ensure that only individuals who need assistance are receiving funding.
Tighten Medicaid home health eligibility by requiring recipients to prove they cannot perform three or more activities of daily living and increase federal oversight to reduce fraud in home health services.
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Rep. David Schweikert ... introduced the Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act, H.R. 7713, to tighten Medicaid personal care eligibility and protect resources for patients who truly need hands-on help with basic daily tasks. ... to qualify for Medicaid personal care services, an individual must be unable to perform three or more activities of daily living (ADLs)... Instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)... do not count toward that threshold.
Evidence
Rep. David Schweikert announced he had filed legislation to combat home health fraud. The bill would tighten requirements for Medicaid home health services by requiring recipients to prove they are unable to perform three or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and it would add additional federal oversight to reduce fraud in the Medicaid program.
GovInfo lists H.R. 7713 as introduced in the House on February 25, 2026, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, with the short title 'Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act of 2026' and the title 'To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the appropriate availability of personal care services under the Medicaid program.'
GovInfo lists H.R. 7713 as introduced in the House on February 25, 2026, referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The record gives the short title 'Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act of 2026' and the full title 'To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the appropriate availability of personal care services under the Medicaid program.'
Rep. David Schweikert announced he had filed legislation to combat home health fraud. The office said the bill would tighten eligibility for Medicaid home health services by requiring recipients to prove they are unable to perform three or more Activities of Daily Living and would add additional federal oversight to reduce fraud in the Medicaid program.
Mr. Schweikert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Last Action Date Listed: February 25, 2026.
The office said the bill would tighten eligibility for Medicaid home health services by requiring recipients to prove they are unable to perform three or more Activities of Daily Living and would add additional federal oversight to reduce fraud in the Medicaid program.
Assessments
The evidence shows Schweikert took concrete action by introducing H.R. 7713 in the 119th Congress, and the bill’s stated provisions match the promise: tightening Medicaid home health eligibility using a three-activities-of-daily-living threshold and increasing oversight to reduce fraud. But the official legislative record shows only introduction and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, with no evidence of committee approval, passage, enactment, or implementation. Under the scoring rule, a serious legislative attempt that did not achieve the promised policy outcome counts as never, with effort credit.
Rep. Schweikert introduced legislation (H.R. 7713, "Combating Deceptive Practices in Assistance Programs Act of 2026") that explicitly would tighten Medicaid home-health eligibility (requiring inability to perform three or more ADLs) and add federal oversight to reduce fraud. Official records show introduction (Feb 25, 2026) and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and a subsequent office press release (Apr 16, 2026), but there is no evidence the bill was enacted, implemented, or otherwise produced the promised policy change. Because the campaign promise was advanced by formal legislation but not delivered as law or policy as of the available sources, the outcome is unresolved; effort_badge is true to reflect the substantive legislative attempt.
Schweikert introduced H.R. 7713 in the 119th Congress, and the bill’s described eligibility threshold and federal oversight provisions match the promised Medicaid home health policy. However, the available official record shows only introduction and referral to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with no evidence that the measure passed Congress, became law, or was otherwise implemented federally. This is a serious legislative attempt but not delivery of the promised outcome as of the adjudication date.