[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 6662 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6662


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 17, 2018

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the special 
election period under part C of the Medicare program for certain deemed 
individuals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract to any 
  Medicare Advantage eligible individual enrolled in such a contract 
    during the final year such contract is extended, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Empowering Seniors' Enrollment 
Decision Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. EXTENDING THE SPECIAL ELECTION PERIOD UNDER PART C OF THE 
              MEDICARE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN DEEMED INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED 
              IN A REASONABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT TO ANY MA 
              ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED IN SUCH A CONTRACT DURING 
              THE FINAL YEAR SUCH A CONTRACT IS EXTENDED; EXTENDING 
              CONVERSIONS OF REASONABLE COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS TO 
              MA PLANS.

    (a) Extending the Special Election Period Under Part C of the 
Medicare Program for Certain Deemed Individuals Enrolled in a 
Reasonable Cost Reimbursement Contract to Any MA Eligible Individual 
Enrolled in Such a Contract During the Final Year Such a Contract Is 
Extended.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1851(e)(2)(F) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21(e)(2)(F)) is amended--
                    (A) in the header, by striking ``deemed elections'' 
                and inserting ``individuals enrolled in a reasonable 
                cost reimbursement contract''; and
                    (B) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--With respect to a 
                        reasonable cost reimbursement contract under 
                        section 1876(h) that is not extended or 
                        renewed, an individual enrolled in the contract 
                        for the final year in which such contract is 
                        extended or renewed may, at any time during the 
                        period beginning after the last day of the 
                        annual, coordinated election period under 
                        paragraph (3) occurring during such final year 
                        and ending on the last day of February of the 
                        first plan year following such final year, 
                        change the election under subsection (a)(1) 
                        (including changing the MA plan or MA-PD plan 
                        in which the individual is enrolled) for such 
                        first plan year following such final year.''.
            (2) Clarification relating to deemed individuals enrolled 
        in a reasonable reimbursement contract.--Section 1851(c)(4)(A) 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-21(c)(4)(A)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) such previous plan year was the 
                        final year in which such contract was extended 
                        or renewed;''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``subclause (III) 
                of such section'' and inserting ``section 
                1876(h)(5)(C)(iv)(IV)''.
    (b) Extending Conversions of Reasonable Cost Reimbursement 
Contracts to MA Plans.--Section 1876(h)(5)(C) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(h)(5)(C)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv)--
                    (A) in subclause (I), by striking the last 
                sentence;
                    (B) by redesignating subclauses (I) through (V) as 
                subclauses (II) through (VI), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting before subclause (II), as so 
                redesignated, the following subclause:
                                    ``(I) The final year in which such 
                                contract is extended or renewed is 
                                referred to in this subsection as the 
                                `last reasonable cost reimbursement 
                                contract year for the contract'.''; and
                    (D) in subclause (V), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``subclause (III)'' and inserting ``subclause 
                (IV)''; and
            (2) in clause (v), by striking ``that is extended or 
        renewed pursuant to clause (iv) provides the notice described 
        in clause (iv)(III)'' and inserting ``that is not to be 
        extended or renewed provides the notice described in clause 
        (iv)(IV)''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.