If signed into law, the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act would prevent Medicare Advantage plans from dropping physicians from their networks during the middle of the year, and it would require them to finalize their networks sixty days prior to the start of the open enrollment period.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-2) introduced H.R. 4998 on June 26, 2014. It has since been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
