Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-2349
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2015-12-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Health care costs and insurance

Health information and medical records

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-12-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to report annually to specified congressional committees on Medicare Advantage enrollment data.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2349 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2015 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 . 2. Requirement for enrollment data reporting for Medicare Advantage Section 1859 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–28 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Requirement for enrollment data reporting (1) In general Not later than May 1 of 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 enrollment data of the plan year ending before January 1 of such year. Such enrollment data shall be presented— (A) by zip code, congressional district, and State; and (B) in a manner that provides for such data for each MA–PD plan and for each MA plan that is not an MA–PD plan. (2) Delay of deadline If the Secretary is unable to submit a report under paragraph (1) by May 1 of year for data of the plan year ending before January 1 of such year, the Secretary shall, not later than April 30 of such year notify the committees described in such paragraph of— (A) such inability, including an explanation for such inability; and (B) the date by which the Secretary will provide such report, which shall be not later than June 1 of such year. .