‘‘(3) DELAY
IN
CONTRACT
TERMINATION
AU-
THORITY FOR PLANS FAILING TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM 
QUALITY RATING.—During the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and 
through the end of plan year 2018, the Secretary may 
not terminate a contract under this section with re-
spect to the offering of an MA plan by a Medicare Ad-
vantage organization solely because the MA plan has 
failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 
5-star rating system under section 1853(o)(4).’’. 
SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLMENT DATA REPORT-
ING FOR MEDICARE. 
Section 1874 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395kk) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLMENT DATA REPORT-
ING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year (beginning with 
2016), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate a report on Medicare enroll-
ment data (and, in the case of part A, on data on in-
dividuals receiving benefits under such part) as of a 
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date in such year specified by the Secretary. Such 
data shall be presented— 
‘‘(A) by Congressional district and State; 
and 
‘‘(B) in a manner that provides for such 
data based on— 
‘‘(i) fee-for-service enrollment (as de-
fined in paragraph (2)); 
‘‘(ii) enrollment under part C (includ-
ing separate for aggregate enrollment in 
MA–PD plans and aggregate enrollment in 
MA plans that are not MA–PD plans); and 
‘‘(iii) enrollment under part D. 
‘‘(2) 
FEE-FOR-SERVICE
ENROLLMENT
DE-
FINED.—For purpose of paragraph (1)(B)(i), the term 
‘fee-for-service enrollment’ means aggregate enrollment 
(including receipt of benefits other than through en-
rollment) under— 
‘‘(A) part A only; 
‘‘(B) part B only; and 
‘‘(C) both part A and part B.’’. 
SEC. 303. UPDATING THE WELCOME TO MEDICARE PACK-
AGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months after the 
last day of the period for the request of information de-
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scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall, taking into consideration informa-
tion collected pursuant to subsection (b), update the infor-
mation included in the Welcome to Medicare package to in-
clude information, presented in a clear and simple manner, 
about options for receiving benefits under the Medicare pro-
gram under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), including through the original medi-
care fee-for-service program under parts A and B of such 
title (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq., 42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.), Medi-
care Advantage plans under part C of such title (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–21 et seq.), and prescription drug plans under part 
D of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101 et seq.)). The Sec-
retary shall make subsequent updates to the information in-
cluded in the Welcome to Medicare package as appropriate. 
(b) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services shall request infor-
mation, including recommendations, from stakeholders (in-
cluding patient advocates, issuers, and employers) on infor-
mation included in the Welcome to Medicare package, in-
cluding pertinent data and information regarding enroll-
ment and coverage for Medicare eligible individuals. 
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Union Calendar No. 470 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5273 
[Report No. 114–604, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
provide for regulatory relief under the Medicare 
program for certain providers of services and 
suppliers and increased transparency in hospital 
coding and enrollment data, and for other pur-
poses. 
JUNE 7, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
JUNE 7, 2016 
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 
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