Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 21, 2016)
Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016
This bill amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to:
- establish an annual limit on out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries;
- expand income-eligibility for cost-sharing and, with respect to beneficiaries consequently eligible for cost-sharing, establish a federal medical assistance percentage of 100% under Medicaid;
- limit the amount of coinsurance or copayment required of low-income beneficiaries;
- eliminate the two-year waiting period for Medicare coverage with respect to individuals with disabilities;
- allow beneficiaries residing in U.S. territories to be eligible for certain premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to other beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug benefit; and
- modify other provisions related to special rules for beneficiaries in Puerto Rico, income and resource determinations, and enrollment procedures.
The bill also amends the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to extend funding for specified beneficiary outreach and education activities.
What just happenedSep 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 21, 2016
- Sep 28, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
- Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 - Sep 21, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House