Accountability for Long Term Medicare Solvency Act

S 2164, the Accountability for Long Term Medicare Solvency Act, requires the HHS Inspector General to study how Medicare adds, modifies, or removes billing codes and report findings to Congress within one year. It also mandates that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annually report new Medicare billing codes, along with their usage volume and associated costs, starting in 2024. The bill directly affects CMS and Congress by increasing transparency around Medicare billing code changes. Key provisions include the IG's analysis of CMS processes and the annual public reporting of code data. This focuses on oversight mechanisms, not changes to Medicare benefits or funding.