S. 5117 · 117th Congress · Senate

Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced
Nov 17, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

2
  1. NOV 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. NOV 17, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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Finance Committee

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Referred: Nov 17, 2022

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