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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4853 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow individuals to 

elect to receive the Medicare Summary Notice electronically, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2014 

Mr. RENACCI (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) 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 

A BILL 

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow 

individuals to elect to receive the Medicare Summary 

Notice electronically, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Better Efficiency and 

5 Administrative Simplification Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OPTION TO RECEIVE MEDICARE SUMMARY NOTICE 

2 ELECTRONICALLY. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1806 of the Social Secu4 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–7) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(c) FORMAT OF STATEMENTS FROM SECRETARY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) ELECTRONIC OPTION BEGINNING IN

8 2015.—Subject to paragraph (2), for statements de9 scribed in subsection (a) that are furnished for a pe10 riod in 2015 or a subsequent year, in the case that 

11 an individual described in subsection (a) elects, in 

12 accordance with such form, manner, and time speci13 fied by the Secretary, to receive such statement in 

14 an electronic format, such statement shall be fur15 nished to such individual for each period subsequent 

16 to such election in such a format and shall not be 

17 mailed to the individual. 

18 ‘‘(2) ONE-TIME REVOCATION OPTION.—An indi19 vidual who makes an election described in paragraph 

20 (1) may revoke such election once. 

21 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall en22 sure that, in the most cost effective manner and be23 ginning January 1, 2017, a clear notification of the 

24 option to elect to receive statements described in 

25 subsection (a) in an electronic format is made avail26 able, such as through the notices distributed under 


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1 section 1804, to individuals described in subsection 

2 (a).’’. 

3 (b) ENCOURAGED EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC

4 STATEMENTS.—To the extent to which the Secretary of 

5 Health and Human Services determines appropriate, the 

6 Secretary shall— 

7 (1) apply an option similar to the option de8 scribed in subsection (c)(1) of section 1806 of the 

9 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b–7) (relating to 

10 the provision of the Medicare Summary Notice in an 

11 electronic format), as added by subsection (a), to 

12 other statements and notifications under title XVIII 

13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and 

14 (2) provide such Medicare Summary Notice and 

15 any such other statements and notifications on a 

16 more frequent basis than is otherwise required under 

17 such title. 

18 SEC. 3. RENEWAL OF MAC CONTRACTS. 

19 Section 1874A(b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act 

20 (42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘5 

21 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’. 

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