To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6113 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6113

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations 
 on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple 
          Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2025

    Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
 Doggett, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. 
    Schakowsky, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, and Ms. Omar) 
 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations 
 on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple 
          Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program.

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

SECTION 1. IMPOSING LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTS WITH MA ORGANIZATIONS 
              OFFERING MULTIPLE MA PLANS UNDER MEDICARE.

    Section 1857 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-27) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Limitations on Contracts With MA Organizations Offering 
Multiple MA Plans.--With respect to contracts entered into or renewed 
on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection--
            ``(1) the Secretary may not enter into or renew 1 or more 
        contracts with an MA organization under this section with 
        respect to more than 3 MA plans offered for a plan year by such 
        organization under this part; and
            ``(2) the Secretary may not enter into or renew 1 or more 
        contracts with an MA organization under this section with 
        respect to more than 1 MA plan offered for a plan year by such 
        organization under this part unless each such MA plan is 
        significantly different with respect to premiums, benefits, or 
        cost-sharing structure (as determined by the Secretary).''.
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