[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 2505 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 110
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2505

                      [Report No. 114-152, Part I]

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual 
      reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2015

 Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Kind) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                             June 12, 2015

            Additional sponsors: Mr. Sessions and Ms. Sinema

                             June 12, 2015

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                             June 12, 2015

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 
                                 2015]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual 
      reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Advantage Coverage 
Transparency Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ENROLLMENT DATA REPORTING FOR MEDICARE.

    Section 1874 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Requirement for Enrollment Data Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1 of each year 
        (beginning with 2016), the Secretary shall submit to the 
        Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
        Senate a report on enrollment data (and, in the case of part A, 
        on data on individuals receiving benefits under such part) for 
        the plan year or, in the case of part A and part B, for the 
        fiscal year or year (as applicable) ending before January 1 of 
        such plan year, fiscal year, or year. Such enrollment data 
        shall be presented--
                    ``(A) by zip code, congressional district, and 
                State;
                    ``(B) in a manner that provides for such data based 
                on enrollment (including receipt of benefits other than 
                through enrollment) under part A, enrollment under part 
                B, enrollment under an MA plan under part C, and 
                enrollment under part D; and
                    ``(C) in the case of enrollment data described in 
                subparagraph (B) relating to MA plans, presented in a 
                manner that provides for such data for each MA-PD plan 
                and for each MA plan that is not an MA-PD plan.
            ``(2) Delay of deadline.--If the Secretary is unable to 
        submit a report under paragraph (1) by May 1 of a year for data 
        of the plan year, fiscal year, or year (as applicable) ending 
        before January 1 of such year, the Secretary shall, not later 
        than April 30 of such year, notify the committees described in 
        such paragraph of--
                    ``(A) such inability, including an explanation for 
                such inability; and
                    ``(B) the date by which the Secretary will provide 
                such report, which shall be not later than June 1 of 
                such year.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 110

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2505

                      [Report No. 114-152, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual 
      reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 12, 2015

    Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment

                             June 12, 2015

   The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the 
 Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to 
                               be printed