3.0.0 3371 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z 2023-01-11T13:33:33Z Senate S 2016-09-21 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-09-21T18:29:30Z Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 114 1418 HR 2015-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2015 114 1453 HR 2015-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016 114 6109 HR 2016-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2016-09-21 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2016-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2016-09-21 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2016-09-21 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2016-09-21 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-09-21 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2016-09-26 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-11-15 False Health Aging Caribbean area Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Health care costs and insurance Health programs administration and funding Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medicaid Medicare Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Health 00 2016-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-02T18:08:40Z 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.

]]> Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016 Display Title Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend titles II, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the affordability and enrollment procedures of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3371is/xml/BILLS-114s3371is.xml 2016-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.