PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.

SEC. 4320. PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL MEDICARE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN ITEMS. Section 1861(v) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(8) Items Unrelated to Patient Care.—Reasonable costs do not include costs for the following— “(i) entertainment, including tickets to sporting and other entertainment events; “(ii) gifts or donations; “(iii) personal use of motor vehicles; “(iv) costs for fines and penalties resulting from violations of Federal, State, or local laws; and “(v) education expenses for spouses or other dependents of providers of services, their employees or contractors.”.