117 S3778 IS: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2022 U.S. Senate 2022-03-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3778IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 8 (legislative day, March 7), 2022Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another territory of the United States.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2022.

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Eliminating exclusion of part D eligible individuals residing in territories from eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies

(a)

In general

Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subject to subparagraph (F),;(2)in subparagraph (B)(v), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking Subject to subparagraph (F), the Secretary and inserting The Secretary;(3)in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of an individual who is not a resident of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, the poverty line (as such term is defined in clause (ii)) that shall apply to such individual shall be the poverty line for the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.; and(4)by striking subparagraph (F).(b)

Application of Medicaid provisions

Section 1935 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking subject to subsection (e) in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and(2)by striking subsection (e).(c)

Conforming amendment

Section 1108(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(f)) is amended by striking and section 1935(e)(1)(B) in the matter preceding clause (i).(d)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2023.