; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2017 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Seniors are more vulnerable to fraud than the general population. (2) Because seniors require more health care services than the general population, they need more information on health care schemes so they can protect themselves. (3) The Department of Health and Human Services should provide more up-to-date information in order to educate seniors on health care scams. 2. Distribution of additional information to seniors to prevent health care fraud Section 1804 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–2 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Distribution of additional information on health care fraud (1) Annual reports on health care fraud schemes (A) In general In connection with the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program established under section 1128C, the Secretary, acting through the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General, shall transmit to Congress, and make available to the public, an annual report on health care fraud schemes that are targeted to seniors and steps that are being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors concerning such schemes. The first such report shall be transmitted and made available not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection. (B) Contents of reports (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), each annual report under subparagraph (A) shall include the following information: (I) Identification of most prevalent fraud schemes The identification of the 10 most prevalent health care fraud schemes that are targeted to seniors and the prevalence and trends in such schemes. (II) Protection of seniors Actions that seniors and law enforcement and government agencies are taking and can take to combat such schemes and to protect seniors against health care fraud schemes. (III) Additional suggestions