; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Audits (1) In general Beginning with the first plan year that begins after the date of the enactment of the Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017, the Secretary shall, with respect to a statistically significant percentage of the reports submitted under this section by health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage (including grandfathered health plans), conduct audits of the books and records (or such other information as may be necessary) of such health insurance issuers to verify that the information contained in each such report is truthful and accurate. (2) Selection of reports for audits In selecting reports to be audited under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that, for a plan year, the health insurance issuers whose reports are selected for such audits are representative of the health insurance issuers that submitted such reports for such plan year. (3) Authority to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements The Secretary may, for purposes of conducting audits under paragraph (1), enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a private entity. (4) Report to Congress Beginning 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017 and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of audits conducted under this section with respect to the previous plan year. . 3. Application to parts C and D of the Medicare program Section 1857(e)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(e)(4) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: In the case that audits have been conducted by the Secretary (such as the audits conducted under section 2718(f) of the Public Health Service Act) of the books and records (or of such other information as may be necessary) of an MA plan for a contract year that begins on or after the date of the enactment of the Medical Loss Ratio Accountability Act of 2017,