# 119-hr-6111: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan.

119-hr-6111, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6111
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Requires Medicare Advantage advertisements to disclose prior authorization denial rates and processing times.** The bill would require advertisements for Medicare Advantage plans, starting one year after enactment, to include both spoken and visual disclosures for the most recent completed plan year showing the number of prior authorization requests denied (including those later approved on reconsideration), the number of those requests that were later approved on reconsideration, and the average number of days between the initial denial and approval for those reconsidered and approved. This disclosure aims to increase transparency so consumers can better compare plans and may affect how plans market benefits.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare Advantage ads would show denials: benefit, low. If enacted, starting 1 year after enactment, Medicare Advantage ads would need spoken and on-screen disclosures when possible. The data would be from the most recent plan year that ended before the ad runs. Ads would state how many prior authorization requests the plan denied, including ones later…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-6111 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6111)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6111 (as of 2026-04-21).