H.R. 7708 · 118th Congress
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jimmy Panetta
- Introduced
- 2024-03-15
- Latest action
- 2024-12-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
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.