Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 26, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10154-10155)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop standardized marketing requirements for Medicare Advantage organizations with respect to Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors with respect to Medicare PDPs. Requires such requirements to prohibit certain activities including the cross-selling of non-Medicare products or services with products or services offered by a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare PDP.
Provides for state certification prior to waiver of licensing requirements under the Medicare PDP.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request NAIC to establish a committee to study and make recommendations to the Secretary and Congress on the establishment of standardized benefit packages for Medicare Advantage plans and for Medicare PDPs and their regulation.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 26, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 26, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jul 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10153-10154)
- Jul 26, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10154-10155)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-420 | NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD REPRESENTATION ELECTIONS AND INITIAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS: SAFEGUARDING WORKERS' RIGHTS?79 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 2, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4790 | Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2007Introduced in Senate
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