H.R. 7708 · 118th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to…
Full title
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes.
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This bill requires Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to maintain directories of in-network providers and continually ensure their accuracy.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 15, 2024
This bill requires Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to maintain directories of in-network providers and continually ensure their accuracy.
Specifically, MA organizations must publish on their websites an accurate directory of in-network providers and regularly update these directories. The bill additionally specifies that if a provider is listed as in-network in this directory when a beneficiary selects and makes an appointment with the provider, but the provider is not actually in-network, the beneficiary is still only responsible for paying in-network cost-sharing requirements.
MA organizations must annually evaluate and report on the accuracy of their directories; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and MA organizations must publish this information on their websites. The bill provides funds for these purposes.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 15, 2024
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.