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Union Calendar No. 110 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2505 

[Report No. 114–152, Part I] 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual 

reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2015 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 

and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 

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 

JUNE 12, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Mr. SESSIONS and Ms. SINEMA

JUNE 12, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 12, 2015 

The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 

the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare 

Advantage plans. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare Advantage 

5 Coverage Transparency Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLMENT DATA REPORT7 ING FOR MEDICARE. 

8 Section 1874 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 1395kk) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

10 subsection: 

11 ‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLMENT DATA REPORT12 ING.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than May 1 of each 

14 year (beginning with 2016), the Secretary shall sub15 mit to the Committees on Ways and Means and En16 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report 

18 on enrollment data (and, in the case of part A, on 

19 data on individuals receiving benefits under such 

20 part) for the plan year or, in the case of part A and 

21 part B, for the fiscal year or year (as applicable) end22 ing before January 1 of such plan year, fiscal year, 

23 or year. Such enrollment data shall be presented— 

24 ‘‘(A) by zip code, congressional district, and 

25 State; 


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1 ‘‘(B) in a manner that provides for such 

2 data based on enrollment (including receipt of 

3 benefits other than through enrollment) under 

4 part A, enrollment under part B, enrollment 

5 under an MA plan under part C, and enrollment 

6 under part D; and 

7 ‘‘(C) in the case of enrollment data de8 scribed in subparagraph (B) relating to MA 

9 plans, presented in a manner that provides for 

10 such data for each MA–PD plan and for each 

11 MA plan that is not an MA–PD plan. 

12 ‘‘(2) DELAY OF DEADLINE.—If the Secretary is 

13 unable to submit a report under paragraph (1) by 

14 May 1 of a year for data of the plan year, fiscal year, 

15 or year (as applicable) ending before January 1 of 

16 such year, the Secretary shall, not later than April 30 

17 of such year, notify the committees described in such 

18 paragraph of— 

19 ‘‘(A) such inability, including an expla20 nation for such inability; and 

21 ‘‘(B) the date by which the Secretary will 

22 provide such report, which shall be not later than 

23 June 1 of such year.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 110 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2505 

[Report No. 114–152, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 

ment in Medicare Advantage plans. require the annual reporting of data on enrollJUNE 12, 2015 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 

J

an amendment 

UNE 12, 2015 

The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; 

the State of the Union and ordered to be printed committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 


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