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S 3059 118th Congress Senate Health

REAL Health Providers Act

Introduced: October 17, 2023 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 2023
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Requiring Enhanced & Accurate Lists of Health Providers Act or the REAL Health Providers Act

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.

What's happening now October 17, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Lobbying activity 10

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Oct 17, 2023
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Oct 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3059: REAL Health Providers Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3059/
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