1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act of 2024 . 2. Outreach and education to Medicare beneficiaries to simplify access to information for family caregivers through 1–800-MEDICARE Section 1804 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–2 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) The Secretary shall provide for such outreach and education activities as are necessary, including as described in paragraph (2), to inform individuals entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B and individuals applying for benefits under part A or enrolling under part B about the option to authorize a family caregiver (as defined in paragraph (8)(A)) of such an individual to access the personal health information of such individual through the toll-free 1–800–MEDICARE telephone number maintained by the Secretary under subsection (b) if such individual completes and submits a specified family caregiver information access authorization form (as defined in paragraph (8)(B)) authorizing such access by such family caregiver to such information. (2) The outreach and education activities under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Outreach and education efforts to provide information about the option described in paragraph (1) to individuals described in such paragraph, to providers of services and suppliers furnishing services to such individuals, to family caregivers, and to other appropriate entities specified by the Secretary. (B) Outreach and education efforts to inform such individuals, providers of services and suppliers, family caregivers, and other appropriate entities of best practices identified pursuant to paragraph (4) to protect such individuals from fraudulent practices described in such paragraph. (C) Outreach and education efforts to individuals described in paragraph (1) to inform such individuals of all existing reporting mechanisms for suspected Medicare fraud. (D) The inclusion of information about the option described in