3.0.0 1742 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z Senate S 2017-08-03 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-08-03T19:00:42Z 2017-08-03 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-08-03 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-08-03 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-08-03 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-08-03 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2017-08-03 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2017-08-03 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-08-03 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-08-03 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-09-05 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-09-05 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-09-12 False H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-09-12 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-09-14 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-09-14 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-09-14 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-09-26 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-09-26 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2017-11-08 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2018-04-26 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-07-12 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-27 False Health Health 00 2017-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-09T17:29:09Z Medicare at 55 Act

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Such enrollees shall be entitled to Medicare hospital, medical, and prescription-drug benefits.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish enrollment periods and determine monthly premiums with respect to such enrollees, as specified by the bill. Premium amounts collected by HHS shall be deposited in the Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

Such enrollees shall not be eligible for Medicare cost-sharing assistance but may be eligible for premium assistance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

]]> Medicare at 55 Act Display Title Medicare at 55 Act Short Titles as Introduced Medicare at 55 Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare. Introduced in Senate 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1742is/xml/BILLS-115s1742is.xml 2017-08-03 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.