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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan.

USA119th CongressHR-6111| House 
| Updated: 11/18/2025
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (16)
Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes an amendment to title XVIII of the Social Security Act, specifically targeting Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Its primary purpose is to enhance transparency by mandating that all advertisements for MA plans include detailed information regarding their prior authorization practices. This measure is intended to equip potential enrollees with crucial data to make more informed decisions about their healthcare coverage. Beginning one year after enactment, MA plan advertisements will be required to verbally and visually disclose several key metrics from the most recent plan year. These include the total number of prior authorization requests denied by the plan. Additionally, advertisements must specify the number of those denied requests that were later approved after reconsideration . Finally, the bill mandates the disclosure of the average number of days it took for these reconsidered requests to be approved, offering insight into the plan's appeals process efficiency.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2025
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.
  • November 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 18, 2025
    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.

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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan.

USA119th CongressHR-6111| House 
| Updated: 11/18/2025
This bill proposes an amendment to title XVIII of the Social Security Act, specifically targeting Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Its primary purpose is to enhance transparency by mandating that all advertisements for MA plans include detailed information regarding their prior authorization practices. This measure is intended to equip potential enrollees with crucial data to make more informed decisions about their healthcare coverage. Beginning one year after enactment, MA plan advertisements will be required to verbally and visually disclose several key metrics from the most recent plan year. These include the total number of prior authorization requests denied by the plan. Additionally, advertisements must specify the number of those denied requests that were later approved after reconsideration . Finally, the bill mandates the disclosure of the average number of days it took for these reconsidered requests to be approved, offering insight into the plan's appeals process efficiency.
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Timeline
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2025
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.
  • November 18, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • November 18, 2025
    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.
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (16)
Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Greg Casar (Democratic)Shri Thanedar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted