Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022
Official title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other utilization manage… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: 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, and other information, in the Medicare & You annual notice.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/
"S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/.
S. 5117, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/.
[S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/)