This bill requires Medicare Advantage plans to report detailed information about the supplemental benefits they offer to their enrollees, starting in 2027. Supplemental benefits are extra services beyond standard Medicare coverage, such as dental, vision, or fitness programs, and the bill mandates that plans submit enrollee-level data showing which benefits are available, who is eligible for them, how often they are used, and how much is spent on them. The legislation directs the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to make this data publicly available in a de-identified format on its website within two years of collection, while also providing access to researchers and other entities for health care analysis and program evaluation. The bill appropriates fifteen million dollars to implement these new reporting requirements. The bipartisan legislation aims to increase transparency so that Medicare beneficiaries and the public can better understand what supplemental benefits different plans actually provide and how they are being utilized.
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