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HR 6115

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a website for Medicare beneficiaries to search for providers participating in MA plans and traditional Medicare.

119th Congress Introduced by André Carson and 14 co-sponsors

Requires HHS to create a centralized website for Medicare beneficiaries to search providers across MA plans and traditional Medicare, improving access to fragmented network information.

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Bill Summary · HR 6115

Legislative bill overview

HR 6115 requires the Department of Health and Human Services to create and maintain a publicly accessible website allowing Medicare beneficiaries to search for healthcare providers who participate in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and traditional Medicare. This would consolidate provider directory information into a single, standardized online tool rather than requiring beneficiaries to search multiple insurance company websites.

Why is this important

Medicare beneficiaries—primarily seniors and some disabled individuals—currently must navigate fragmented provider directories across different insurance plans, which can be time-consuming and confusing. A centralized government website could improve healthcare access decisions, reduce administrative burden, and help beneficiaries understand their provider options before enrollment. This directly affects millions of people making critical healthcare decisions.

Potential points of contention

  • Cost and implementation burden: Creating and maintaining an accurate, real-time database requires significant HHS resources, data coordination with insurers, and ongoing technical infrastructure that taxpayers would fund
  • Data accuracy and liability: Insurance companies maintain their own provider networks that constantly change; consolidating this information could create liability issues if the government site contains outdated information affecting beneficiary care decisions
  • Redundancy concerns: MA plans already must provide provider directories; critics may argue this duplicates existing requirements rather than fixing underlying quality issues with current plan-specific websites
  • MA plan competitiveness: Some argue easy comparison tools may disadvantage MA plans relative to traditional Medicare, affecting insurer participation in the program

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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