Advocate for laws that strengthen Medicare Advantage oversight – for instance, a Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act that mandates greater plan transparenc...
Advance targeted legislation that locks in beneficiary protections and reduces incentives for plans to deny or delay care. Focus on enforceable transparency, limits on prior authorization, and clearer appeal standards that regulations can’t easily roll back. Pair a “bill of rights” framing with specific oversight provisions that can survive changes in administration.
Why this works
- Legislation could hard-wire protections and close loopholes that regulations can’t (e.g., require plans cover any service that would be covered under traditional Medicare, eliminating vague internal criteria).
- It would also signal a durable, bipartisan commitment to seniors over corporate interests.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
AdvocacyProtecting and enhancing retirement and health security for seniors
Mechanism
About LobbyingHow National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare uses funding
- Translate oversight gaps into statutory requirements for transparency, prior authorization, and appeals.
- Build a bipartisan coalition focused on seniors’ rights and compliance with Medicare rules.
- Produce briefs that show which protections regulations can’t permanently lock in.
- Counter mischaracterizations that reforms cut benefits by keeping goals narrow and verifiable.
- Push for hearings, markup, and attachment to viable Medicare vehicles.
Milestones
Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step
- 1
Legislative package drafted
Near termText is ready and aligned with stakeholder priorities.
- 2
Sponsors and coalition secured
During a legislative sessionSponsors and support letters are public.
- 3
Committee action achieved
This sessionHearing or markup advances the bill without gutting protections.
- 4
Vehicle or floor path identified
Before floor actionBill is attached to a viable package or scheduled for vote.