Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 7, 2015)
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees, and (2) authorize federal funding to offset the corresponding reduction in aggregate monthly premiums.
Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually determine the monthly actuarial rate upon which Part B premiums and deductibles are based. The bill temporarily freezes that rate at the 2015 level for enrollees, effectively preventing increases to premiums and deductibles for those enrollees in 2016. (Current law already protects Part B enrollees whose benefits are deducted from their Social Security benefits from premium increases that would result in a smaller Social Security check.)
What just happenedOct 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 7, 2015
- Oct 9, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 8, 2015IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6921)
- Oct 7, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 7, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 7, 2015IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Oct 7, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 7, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House