[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5254 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5254

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare 
 Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or 
                  enrolled under a group health plan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2018

   Mr. Budd 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare 
 Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or 
                  enrolled under a group health plan.

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

SECTION 1. STUDY OF EXPANSION OF MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ELIGIBILITY.

    Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the 
feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare 
Advantage plans offered under part C of title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21 et seq.) to individuals enrolled under 
a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or enrolled in a group health plan (as defined in 
section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91)). 
Such report shall include an analysis of whether such an expansion--
            (1) would increase access to health care for such 
        individuals; and
            (2) lead to lower health care costs for such individuals.
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