From plan year 2028 a plan must keep an accurate public directory
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 6220, Sec. 6220.
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From plan year 2028 a plan must keep an accurate public directory
The document says “shall”Who acts: Medicare Advantage organizationsHow: statuteSec. 6220 in the PDF
What the document says
“maintain, on a publicly available internet website, an accurate provider directory that includes the information described in subparagraph (B);”
Section 6220 adds a new paragraph (3) to section 1852(c) of the Social Security Act. For plan year 2028 and later, each Medicare Advantage organization offering a specified MA plan must keep an accurate provider directory on a publicly available website for each such plan.
What the document actually says
“maintain, on a publicly available internet website, an accurate provider directory that includes the information described in subparagraph (B);”
That sentence, in plain words
The plan must keep a list of its doctors on a public website. The list must be right. It must hold the facts named below.
What this is about
A plan pays less, or nothing, for a doctor outside its group. So a patient checks the list first. A wrong list can cost that patient money.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 6220, 140 Stat. 656 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“From plan year 2028 a plan must keep an accurate public directory,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 6220, Sec. 6220. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec6220-accurate-directory/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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