Require the Government Accountability Office to study the 1-800-Medicare call line to identify ways to improve wait times, customer satisfaction, staff performance, efficiency, and accessibility.

Monica De La Cruz · Texas · Republican

policy impact 2.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Today, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the Improving Medicare Services Act... Background: The Improving Medicare Services Act will require the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study evaluating the operations of the 1-800-Medicare call line, specifically focusing on wait times, customer satisfaction, and staff performance. The study will also review whether past recommendations have improved the service and analyze the system's current performance to identify ways to increase efficiency and accessibility for users.

De La Cruz introduced legislation to mandate a GAO study of the Medicare hotline to find improvements in service quality and access.

De La Cruz Leads Bill to Improve Access to Medicare Services | Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz
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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8216 as an introduced House bill sponsored by Monica De La Cruz, with the latest listed action on April 9, 2026: introduction and referral to Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill-status details show concrete action by De La Cruz, but no enactment or later movement found; the requirement has not been delivered as of the September 6-8, 2026 lookback.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo - H.R. 8216 (IH), Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026
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The introduced text would direct the Comptroller General to study 1-800-MEDICARE and report to Congress on wait times, satisfaction, staffing, contractor performance, service changes, recommendations, and responses to prior GAO recommendations.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promise closely, but because it remains only introduced/referred, it supports an unresolved outcome rather than delivered implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo - Text of H.R. 8216, Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

De La Cruz sponsored H.R. 8216, the Improving Medicare Services Act of 2026, on April 9, 2026, and the introduced text closely matches the promise by directing GAO/the Comptroller General to study the 1-800-MEDICARE call line and report on wait times, satisfaction, staffing, performance, efficiency, accessibility, recommendations, and prior GAO follow-up. The bill appears to remain at introduction/referral to House committees with no passage, enactment, or implemented GAO study requirement as of September 8, 2026. Because the matching legislative effort is still pending in her current federal term rather than completed, the promise is not delivered yet but should not be marked as a failed final outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%