Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-2410
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2021-04-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicare &amp; You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill specifically requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to describe the types of prior authorization requirements and other utilization management requirements that may apply under Medicare in the Medicare &amp; You handbook, including how to inquire about requirements under Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2410 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 8, 2021 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. O'Halleran ) 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 require the inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other utilization management techniques in the Medicare & You annual notice.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021 . 2. Requiring the inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other utilization management techniques in the Medicare & You annual notice (a) In general Section 1804(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–2(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) a description of the types of prior authorization requirements and any other utilization management techniques that may apply under this title, including information on how an individual may find out which such requirements and techniques (if any) apply under a Medicare Advantage plan or a prescription drug plan. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to notices distributed on or after January 1, 2022.