Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021
This bill specifically requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to describe the types of prior authorization requirements and other utilization management requirements that may apply under Medicare in the Medicare & You handbook, including how to inquire about requirements under Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the 
inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other 
 utilization management techniques in the Medicare & You annual notice.

    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 & You Handbook Improvement 
Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON PRIOR AUTHORIZATION 
              REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES 
              IN THE MEDICARE & YOU ANNUAL NOTICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1804(c) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395b-2(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) a description of the types of prior authorization 
        requirements and any other utilization management techniques 
        that may apply under this title, including information on how 
        an individual may find out which such requirements and 
        techniques (if any) apply under a Medicare Advantage plan or a 
        prescription drug plan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to notices distributed on or after January 1, 2022.
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Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of information on prior authorization requirements and other utilization management techniques in the Medicare & You annual notice.
Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act of 2021
Rep. Kelly, Mike