Search Results: keywords:"medicare advantage plans"

  • H. R. 8816 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a cognitive impairment detection benefit under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,162

    H.R. 8816 proposes amendments to the Social Security Act to include a cognitive impairment detection benefit in Medicare's annual wellness visits and initial preventive physical examinations, starting January 1, 2025. The bill seeks to improve Medicare coverage processes and includes...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8816 is about making sure that when older people visit the doctor under Medicare, they also get checked for memory problems. It also talks about allowing special medicines and smart machines to help doctors, but it needs to be clearer about how these things will work and how much they will cost.

  • S. 5633 — To establish Medicare flex fund accounts and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:6,804

    The bill S. 5633 proposes the creation of Medicare Flex Fund Accounts (FFAs) to help individuals with out-of-pocket medical expenses. These accounts would be tax-exempt and could receive contributions from the government or Medicare Advantage plans, although they cannot be...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is like giving people a special piggy bank called a Medicare Flex Fund Account to help pay for doctor visits and medicine. The money in this piggy bank doesn't get taxed, but it can't be used like regular insurance for certain things, and everyone has to wait until 2026 to start saving in it.

  • H. R. 2433 — To ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,947

    H. R. 2433 aims to improve how medical decisions are made under Medicare by ensuring such decisions are determined by physicians. The bill sets out specific rules for Medicare Administrative Contractors, Medicare Advantage plans, and prescription drug plans to follow when...

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    H. R. 2433 is trying to make sure that doctors, and not just anyone, are the ones who decide if people using Medicare can get certain medical treatments or medicines. It wants everyone to know how these decisions are made, kind of like showing their work in school.

  • H. R. 1784 — To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen health care waste, fraud, and abuse provisions.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,337

    H.R. 1784, titled the “Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2025,” aims to improve how the U.S. health care system detects and stops waste, fraud, and abuse. The bill proposes to deactivate unique health identifiers of certain entities excluded from federal health...

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    H.R. 1784 wants to make sure that doctors and companies taking care of people with health plans like Medicare aren't doing anything wrong or wasting money. It has rules to check if they are playing fair, especially with online doctor visits, and helps keep track of who can and can't be part of these health programs.