[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 588

To preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the 
 Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by 
   section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2015

  Mr. Rothfus (for himself and Mr. Schrader) introduced the following 
  bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the 
 Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by 
   section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    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 Beneficiary Preservation of 
Choice Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARY CHOICE UNDER MEDICARE 
              ADVANTAGE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1851(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-21(e)(2)) is amended by amending subparagraph (C), as 
amended by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Public Law 111-148), to read as follows:
                    ``(C) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment 
                for first 3 months in subsequent years.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) 
                        and subparagraph (D), at any time during the 
                        first 3 months of a year, or, if the individual 
                        first becomes a Medicare Advantage eligible 
                        individual during a year, during the first 3 
                        months of such year in which the individual is 
                        a Medicare Advantage eligible individual, a 
                        Medicare Advantage eligible individual may 
                        change the election under subsection (a)(1).
                            ``(ii) Limitation of one change during open 
                        enrollment period each year.--An individual may 
                        exercise the right under clause (i) only once 
                        during the applicable 3-month period described 
                        in such clause in each year. The limitation 
                        under this clause shall not apply to changes in 
                        elections effected during an annual, 
                        coordinated election period under paragraph (3) 
                        or during a special enrollment period under 
                        paragraph (4).
                            ``(iii) Limited application to part d.--The 
                        previous provisions of this subparagraph shall 
                        only apply with respect to changes in 
                        enrollment in a prescription drug plan under 
                        part D in the case of an individual who, 
                        previous to such change in enrollment, is 
                        enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by 
striking ``, (C),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to 2016 and succeeding years.
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