[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3696 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3696

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent Medicare 
           part B premium and deductible increases for 2016.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2015

  Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent Medicare 
           part B premium and deductible increases for 2016.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE INCREASES FOR 
              2016.

    (a) In General.--Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``Such'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (5), such''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(5) In applying this part (including subsection (i) and section 
1833(b)), the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for 
2016 shall be equal to the monthly actuarial rate for such enrollees 
for 2015.''.
    (b) Conforming Funding.--Section 1844(a) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; plus''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) a Government contribution equal to, as estimated by 
        the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
        Services, the reduction in aggregate premiums payable for a 
        month under this part that is attributable to the application 
        of section 1839(a)(5) with respect to--
                    ``(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and
                    ``(B) enrollees under age 65.
In applying paragraph (1), the government contribution under paragraph 
(4) with respect to enrollees described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
such paragraph (4) shall be treated as premiums payable and deposited 
in the Trust Fund under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of 
paragraph (1).''.
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