1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2018 . 2. Limitation on removal of Medicare Advantage providers by MA organizations (a) Limitation Section 1852(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–22(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Limitation on removal of providers from ma plans by ma organizations (A) Removal of providers with cause Beginning with plan year 2019, except as provided in subparagraph (C), an MA organization offering an MA plan may only remove a provider of services or a supplier from a network of such plan if the organization has cause to remove such provider or supplier. (B) Cause to remove providers (i) In general An MA organization offering an MA plan has cause to remove a provider of services or a supplier from a network of such plan if the Secretary determines that the provider or supplier is— (I) medically negligent; (II) in violation of any legal or contractual requirement applicable to the provider or supplier acting within the lawful scope of practice, including any participation or other requirement applicable to such provider or supplier under this title or under any contractual term for such plan