Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act
Latest action (10 Jan 2024): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 3573, the Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act, would amend the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to report detailed, enrollee-level data on supplemental benefits offered under their plans. Beginning with plan years starting on or after January 1, 2027, MA organizations would have to submit information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on each supplemental benefit—by item, service, or category, and provider identifier where available—including eligibility rules, benefit categories, utilization, and payment amounts, such as total plan spending and out-of-pocket costs per enrollee. The Secretary would later make this data available, in identifiable form for approved research and evaluation purposes and in de-identified form to the public, while maintaining privacy safeguards. The bill also appropriates $15 million for fiscal year 2024 to implement these requirements and exempts the data collection from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The bill primarily affects Medicare Advantage organizations, which would face new reporting obligations, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which would collect and publish the data. Researchers, policymakers, and members of the public seeking more information on how MA supplemental benefits are used and paid for would gain access to new data resources.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2024, by Senator Mark Warner, with Senator Marsha Blackburn as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. It has not received a vote and would need further committee and floor action in both chambers to become law.
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This bill was introduced on January 10, 2024, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Common questions
- What does S. 3573 do?
- S. 3573, the Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act, would amend the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to report detailed, enrollee-level data on supplemental benefits offered under their plans. Beginning with plan years starting on or after January 1, 2027, MA organizations would have to submit information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on each supplemental benefit—by item, service, or category, and provider identifier where available—including eligibility rules, benefit categories, utilization, and payment amounts, such as total plan spending and out-of-pocket costs per enrollee. The Secretary would later make this data available, in identifiable form for approved research and evaluation purposes and in de-identified form to the public, while maintaining privacy safeguards. The bill also appropriates $15 million for fiscal year 2024 to implement these requirements and exempts the data collection from the Paperwork Reduction Act. The bill primarily affects Medicare Advantage organizations, which would face new reporting obligations, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which would collect and publish the data. Researchers, policymakers, and members of the public seeking more information on how MA supplemental benefits are used and paid for would gain access to new data resources. The bill was introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2024, by Senator Mark Warner, with Senator Marsha Blackburn as a cosponsor, and was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance. It has not received a vote and would need further committee and floor action in both chambers to become law.
- Has S. 3573 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Jan 2024, S. 3573 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 3573?
- S. 3573 was sponsored by Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] (Democrat-VA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 3573?
- Introduced (10 Jan 2024).
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