Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022
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S 5117 — Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022
Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html November 17, 2022
Action History
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Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Roger Marshall · Primary
- Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Marshall, Roger Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic
Not signed on (545)
545 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does S 5117 do?
- 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.
- Who sponsors S 5117?
- S 5117 is sponsored by Marshall, Roger (Republican) and Hassan, Margaret Wood (Democratic).
- What is the current status of S 5117?
- This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track S 5117?
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