Washington, Feb. 9 -- Representative Jimmy Panetta issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that bipartisan legislation he authored to better empower patients with up-to-date information on healthcare providers covered by their insurance plans, was signed into law as part of the most recent government funding package. The Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists (REAL) Health Providers Act requires Medicare Advantage insurance plans to update their provider directories annually starting in 2028.
Provider directories are supposed to help patients find doctors and specialists in their networks. But too often, insurers allow these directories to become outdated, creating so-called "ghost networks" ...