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S 5117 117th Congress Senate Health

Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: November 17, 2022 Introduced by: Marshall, Roger Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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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 November 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2410 Related bill Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Nov 17, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/
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"S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/.
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S. 5117, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/.
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[S. 5117: Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5117/)
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