[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6563 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6563

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prevent growth rate 
        cliff for out-of-pocket threshold under Medicare part D.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. Neal) 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 growth rate 
        cliff for out-of-pocket threshold under Medicare part D.

    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 ``Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for 
Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING GROWTH RATE CLIFF FOR OUT-OF-POCKET COST THRESHOLD 
              UNDER MEDICARE PART D.

    Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-102(b)(4)(B)(i)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (III), by adding at the end ``or'';
            (2) in subclause (IV)--
                    (A) by striking ``each of years 2016 through 2019'' 
                and inserting ``2016 and each subsequent year''; and
                    (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
                inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subclauses (V) and (VI).
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