,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #i1 #bjbf,ms4 
,de ,la ,cruz 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,correa1 and ,mr4 ,barrett7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 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             
#a-hjj-,,medicare4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,improving ,medicare ,services ,act of  
#bjbf4  #b4 ,directing the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct a study relating to             
#a-hjj-,,medicare ,not later than #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 

the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study and submit to ,congress a report  
on #a-hjj-,,medicare4 ,to the extent    
that data is available and reliable1    
such report shall include the following3
  7#a7 ,an analysis of customer wait    
times and overall satisfaction4  7#b7   
,an analysis of staffing competency and 
staffing levels4  7#c7 ,an analysis of  
contractor performance4  7#d7 ,a        
description of any improvements or      
downgrades in service areas previously  
studied in any prior report submitted by
 the ,comptroller ,general4  7#e7 ,any  
recommendations for ,congress or the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services relating to improving         
#a-hjj-,,medicare4  7#f7 ,a description 
of any actions taken by the ,secretary  
of ,health and ,human ,services or any  
contractor carrying out                 
#a-hjj-,,medicare in response to        
previous recommendations relating to    
#a-hjj-,,medicare provided by the       
,comptroller ,general4