KS HCR5013

Urges Congress to grant state insurance regulators authority to oversee Medicare Advantage plans, which are currently regulated exclusively by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Cites patterns of aggressive, deceptive, and abusive marketing practices in Medicare Advantage sales since the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 limited state oversight authority

Documents complaints to state insurance departments about misrepresentations regarding provider networks, plan acceptance, reimbursements, benefits, and premiums, particularly for Private Fee-for-Service plans

Requests Congress pass legislation allowing states to enforce their own marketing and consumer disclosure laws on Medicare plans to protect seniors and vulnerable adults

Directs the Kansas Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House, the President Pro Tempore of the U.S. Senate, and the Kansas Department of Insurance