Save Medicare Act
Key claim: The Save Medicare Act would rename Medicare Advantage to the ‘Alternative Private Health Plan’ program and impose civil penalties on entities that advertise these plans using the Medicare name.
Abstract
(HR7803 · 119th Congress) Save Medicare Act This bill renames Medicare Advantage (MA) as the Alternative Private Health Plan program. It also establishes civil penalties for entities that continue to advertise MA plans with Medicare in the title. Latest action (2026-03-04): 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.
Why this matters
The bill targets consumer confusion between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage by restricting use of the Medicare name in private plan marketing. If enacted, it would change how Medicare Advantage plans are branded and advertised to beneficiaries, with civil penalties for noncompliant marketing—affecting insurers, brokers, and enrollment materials seniors see during open enrollment.