Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3848 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3848 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish information on expenditures under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2026 Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish information on expenditures under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PUBLISH INFORMATION ON EXPENDITURES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. Section 1874 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk) is amended-- (1) in subsection (g)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(and, beginning with 2027, publish on the public website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in machine- readable files information on)'' after ``a report on''; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(and, beginning with 2027, by county and Metropolitan Statistical Area)'' after ``State''; and (iii) in subparagraph (B)-- (I) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; (II) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (III) by adding at the end the following new clause: ``(iv) beginning with 2027, each category of individuals described in subsection (h)(1).''; and (