S 5117
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022
Introduced: November 17, 2022
Introduced by:
Marshall, Roger
Republican
· Kansas
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022
This bill specifically requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to describe the types of prior authorization requirements and other utilization management requirements that may apply under Medicare in the Medicare & You handbook, including how to inquire about requirements under Medicare Advantage (MA) or prescription drug plans. It also requires the handbook to include a description of the network sizes of MA plans and an illustrative example showing the impact of switching from an MA plan to Medicare on the ability to purchase Medigap supplemental policies.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1