H.R. 6115

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6115 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 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.

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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 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.

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

SECTION 1. REQUIRING WEBSITE FOR PROVIDER SEARCHES UNDER THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM.

Section 1851(d) of the Social Security Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``and maintenance of the 
website required under paragraph (8)'' after ``paragraph 
(2)(A)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) Website for provider search.--Beginning not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
the Secretary shall maintain an internet website for Medicare 
beneficiaries (and prospective Medicare beneficiaries) to--
``(A) search for providers of services and 
suppliers participating in the network of an MA plan or 
the original Medicare fee-for-service program under 
parts A and B; and
``(B) identify the providers of services and 
suppliers participating in the network of each MA plan 
and the original Medicare fee-for-service program under 
parts A and B.''.
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