Congress·In Committee·3 months ago

Senate bill targets easier online living wills for Medicare patients, with approved vendors and privacy rules

Also known as: MAP for Care Act

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Key Points

This bill sets up a voluntary Medicare program to help people create and store an advance directive, like a living will.
Medicare would list approved online services where you can create, update, or cancel your directive, and share it with doctors or family.
It aims to make your wishes easier to find in an emergency, so care matches what you want if you can’t speak for yourself.
The bill adds privacy and security rules, and limits access to you, your chosen decision-maker, and your health care providers.
It does not override state rules, so the exact forms and requirements can still vary depending on where you live.

HealthcareMedicare MedicaidData PrivacyConsumer Protection

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Dec 15, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dec 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Medicare designs the voluntary program and starts approving companies that can store and share advance directives

Medicare patients would begin seeing official options for creating and storing a plan online, and only approved companies would be highlighted through Medicare

Medicare’s website posts a state-by-state set of advance directive forms and links to approved services

People could find the right form for their state in one place and use it to make or update their medical care plan

Medicare begins notifying people about the program during the yearly Medicare plan choice season

More people on Medicare would learn about planning ahead, which could lead to more families having clear instructions before a crisis

Medicare enrollment forms add a link to resources that help people complete an advance directive

New Medicare enrollees would get nudged early to think about their wishes and where to store the document so doctors can find it

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

MAP for Care Act

Bill NumberS 3473

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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D: 1

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