H.R. 8216

Summary

H.R. 8216, the Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2026 by Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Record

Text

H.R. 8216 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8216 IH: Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8216  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2026   Ms. De La Cruz  (for herself,  Mr. Correa , and  Mr. Barrett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study relating to 1–800–MEDICARE.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026  .
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Directing the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study relating to 1–800–MEDICARE
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on 1–800–MEDICARE. To the extent that data is available and reliable, such report shall include the following:
(1)
An analysis of customer wait times and overall satisfaction.
(2)
An analysis of staffing competency and staffing levels.
(3)
An analysis of contractor performance.
(4)
A description of any improvements or downgrades in service areas previously studied in any prior report submitted by the Comptroller General.
(5)
Any recommendations for Congress or the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to improving 1–800–MEDICARE.
(6)
A description of any actions taken by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or any contractor carrying out 1–800–MEDICARE in response to previous recommendations relating to 1–800–MEDICARE provided by the Comptroller General.

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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study relating to 1-800-MEDICARE.

Sponsors

Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) sponsors H.R. 8216, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Monica De La Cruz

Rep. · R–TX-15 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Tom Barrett

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 9, 2026 · Original

Luis Correa

Rep. · D–CA-46 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 9, 2026 · Original

Andrew Garbarino

Rep. · R–NY-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 15, 2026

Blake Moore

Rep. · R–UT-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8216 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 9, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 9, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8216 has taken 2 actions since Apr 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8216 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8216 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study relating to 1-800-MEDICARE. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8216 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8216 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8216’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8216, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 63 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. De La CRUZ:H.R. 8216.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2831]

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