Medicare Advantage Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act of 2026

Mark R. Warner

Democrat · VA · Senator

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• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)Original· 2026-07-20

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-20

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Medicare Advantage plans would be required to publicly disclose more detailed information about the supplemental benefits they offer to seniors, such as dental, vision, and hearing coverage. This increased transparency would help older adults and their families better understand and compare what extra benefits different plans include before choosing their coverage. The change aims to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to make informed decisions about which plan best meets their needs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5034 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5034 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2026 Mr. Warner (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. 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 Supplemental Benefits Transparency Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. INCREASING DATA TRANSPARENCY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE. (a) In General.--Section 1857(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-27(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(7) Reporting of enrollee-level data on supplemental benefits.-- ``(A) In general.--Beginning with plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2029, a contract under this section with an MA organization shall require the organization to submit to the Secretary, for each MA plan offered by the organization, enrollee-level data on supplemental benefits (by item or service, or category of item or service, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, and National Provider Identifier (if applicable)), including eligibility requirements for such benefits, the benefit category applicable with respect to each such benefit, and data on utilization of and payments for such benefits (including the total amount spent by the plan for each enrollee who utilized such benefits and the total out-of-pocket cost per utilization for each enrollee). ``(B) Data access.-- ``(i) In general.--Not later than January 1 of the year that is two years after the beginning of a plan year for which data is submitted under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall-- ``(I) upon request, make such data available to individuals and entities for the purpose of conducting-- ``(aa) evaluations and other analyses to support the program under this title; and ``(bb) other health care related research; and ``(II) make available on the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a public- use data file containing such data in de-identified form. ``(ii) Confidentiality.--In making data available under clause (i)(I), the Secretary shall have in place procedures to safeguard the privacy and security of any individually identifiable enrollee information.''. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall affect the collection of information as proposed, or so finalized, pursuant to-- (1) the notice entitled ``Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request'', published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 15726); or (2) the notice entitled ``Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request'', published in the Federal Register on September 25, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 65689). (c) Implementation Funding.--For the purposes of carrying out the amendment made by this section, there are appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain available until expended. <all>

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