Bill · S. 3439· Senate(119-S-3439)
Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/11/2025
- Last activity
- 12/11/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Thomas Tillis
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 3
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2025" seeks to amend the Social Security Act regarding Medicare. It directs the Secretary to provide outreach and education to Medicare beneficiaries and their family caregivers. The goal is to simplify how family caregivers access personal health information through the 1-800-MEDICARE telephone number. This is achieved by having the beneficiary complete a specified authorization form. The bill also includes provisions for protecting individuals from fraudulent practices and requires the Secretary to provide information in non-English languages.
Yes· 3 of 6
Would people over 65 be better off under this?+5
The bill facilitates easier information access for Medicare beneficiaries through their family caregivers.
Would retired people be better off under this?+5
The bill improves the ease with which Medicare beneficiaries can have caregivers access their health information.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill simplifies how family caregivers can access personal health information for Medicare beneficiaries via the 1-800-MEDICARE number.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Simplified Access to Information: The bill allows individuals entitled to or applying for Medicare benefits to authorize a family caregiver to access their personal health information via the �1-800-MEDICARE number (Section 2, paragraph 1).
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Increased Awareness and Education: The Secretary is required to conduct outreach to inform beneficiaries, caregivers, and service providers about the option to share information (Section 2, paragraph 2(A)).
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Fraud Protection: The bill mandates the creation and public release of best practices to protect individuals from fraud related to the inappropriate access or use of their personal health information (Section 2, paragraph 4).
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Improved Fraud Reporting: Education efforts will include informing individuals about all existing reporting mechanisms for suspected Medicare fraud (Section 2, paragraph 2(C)).
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Accessibility and Inclusion: Information and authorization forms must be made available in non-English languages as specified by the Secretary (Section 2, paragraph 6).
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Feedback Opportunities: The Secretary will provide ways, such as surveys, for family caregivers to give feedback on their experiences accessing information and the effectiveness of outreach activities (Section 2, paragraph 5).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Risk of Fraudulent Practices: There is a recognized risk regarding individuals inappropriately accessing or using a beneficiary's personal health information, which the Secretary is tasked with creating best practices to prevent (Section 2, paragraph 4).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Retirees+5Good For Seniors+5
- Healthcare
- Improves Healthcare Access+5Increases Medicare Funding+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Social Security+2
- 12/11/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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