# 119-s-2879: Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act

119-s-2879, Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2879
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prompt-payment standards for Medicare Advantage claims.** This bill would require faster payments to providers and create penalties and interest for plans that miss deadlines. - Providers and suppliers would see faster payment timelines for covered services. Plans would have to pay clean claims in 14 days for electronic submissions and 30 days for non-electronic submissions. - Medicare Advantage organizations would be required to pay at least 95 percent of clean claims and would face civil money penalties up to $25,000 for each noncompliance determination, plus interest at the federal prompt-payment penalty rate for late payments. - Plans would have to report compliance data for the most recent 12-month period, including the number and percent of claims paid, whether claims were under contract, on-time payment rates, and total interest paid.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster payments by Medicare Advantage plans: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicare Advantage plans would need to pay at least 95% of clean claims within set deadlines. The deadline would be 14 days for electronic claims sent by contracted providers. The deadline would be 30 days for other claims. If a clean claim is late, the plan would owe interest at the ra…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2879 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2879)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2879 (as of 2026-04-21).