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HR7803119th CongressWALLET

Save Medicare Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would rename the Medicare Advantage program as the Alternative Private Health Plan (APHP). It would also create a civil money penalty for plans that use the word "Medicare" in a Part C plan title.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Rename Medicare Advantage plans

If enacted, this bill would rename the Medicare Advantage program to "Alternative Private Health Plan" (APHP). The Department of Health and Human Services would have to change labels and materials. HHS must finish the transition for plan years beginning on or after October 15, 2023. The change would not alter who qualifies, plan benefits, or payment rules for Part C.

Fines for using “Medicare” in titles

If enacted, the bill would add a $100,000 civil penalty for each time an entity uses the word "Medicare" in the title of a Part C plan. The rule would apply to advertising of Part C plans on or after the date of enactment. Subsections (c), (g), and (h) of section 1128A would apply to these penalties in the same way they apply to other civil money penalties.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 4/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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