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[S. 4204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4204

   To establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2022

Mr. Sanders (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. 
    Gillibrand, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. 
   Padilla, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Warren, and Mr. 
  Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare for All 
Act of 2022''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
   TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM; UNIVERSAL 
                  ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS; ENROLLMENT

Sec. 101. Establishment of the Medicare for All Program.
Sec. 102. Universal entitlement to benefits.
Sec. 103. Freedom of choice.
Sec. 104. Non-discrimination.
Sec. 105. Enrollment.
Sec. 106. Effective date of benefits.
Sec. 107. Prohibition against duplicating coverage.
TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS, INCLUDING BENEFITS FOR LONG-TERM CARE

Sec. 201. Comprehensive benefits.
Sec. 202. No patient cost-sharing.
Sec. 203. Exclusions and limitations.
Sec. 204. Continued coverage of institutional long-term care and other 
                            services under Medicaid.
Sec. 205. Prohibiting recovery of correctly paid Medicaid benefits.
Sec. 206. Additional State standards.
                   TITLE III--PROVIDER PARTICIPATION

Sec. 301. Provider participation and standards; whistleblower 
                            protections.
Sec. 302. Qualifications for providers.
Sec. 303. Use of private contracts.
                        TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION

             Subtitle A--General Administration Provisions

Sec. 401. Administration.
Sec. 402. Consultation.
Sec. 403. Regional administration.
Sec. 404. Beneficiary Ombudsman.
Sec. 405. Conduct of related health programs.
                Subtitle B--Control Over Fraud and Abuse

Sec. 411. Application of Federal sanctions to all fraud and abuse under 
                            Medicare for All Program.
                        TITLE V--QUALITY OF CARE

Sec. 501. Quality standards.
Sec. 502. Addressing health care disparities.
 TITLE VI--NATIONAL HEALTH BUDGET; PROVIDER PAYMENTS; COST CONTAINMENT 
                                MEASURES

                         Subtitle A--Budgeting

Sec. 601. National health budget.
Sec. 602. Temporary worker assistance.
                   Subtitle B--Payments to Providers

Sec. 611. Payments to institutional providers based on global budgets.
Sec. 612. Payments to individual providers through fee-for-service.
Sec. 613. Accurate valuation of services under the Medicare physician 
                            fee schedule.
Sec. 614. Payments for prescription drugs and approved devices and 
                            equipment.
Sec. 615. Payment prohibitions; capital expenditures; special projects.
Sec. 616. Office of Health Equity.
Sec. 617. Office of Primary Health Care.
                TITLE VII--UNIVERSAL MEDICARE TRUST FUND

Sec. 701. Universal Medicare Trust Fund.
  TITLE VIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME 
                          SECURITY ACT OF 1974

Sec. 801. Prohibition of employee benefits duplicative of benefits 
                            under the Medicare for All Program; 
                            coordination in case of workers' 
                            compensation.
Sec. 802. Repeal of continuation coverage requirements under ERISA and 
                            certain other requirements relating to 
                            group health plans.
Sec. 803. Effective date of title.
               TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 901. Relationship to existing Federal health programs.
Sec. 902. Sunset of provisions related to the State Exchanges.
                TITLE X--TRANSITION TO MEDICARE FOR ALL

                  Subtitle A--Improvements to Medicare

Sec. 1001. Protecting Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from high 
                            out-of-pocket costs.
Sec. 1002. Reducing Medicare part D annual out-of-pocket threshold and 
                            eliminating cost-sharing above that 
                            threshold.
Sec. 1003. Expanding Medicare to cover dental and vision services and 
                            hearing aids and examinations under part B.
Sec. 1004. Eliminating the 24-month waiting period for Medicare 
                            coverage for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 1005. Guaranteed issue of Medigap policies.
   Subtitle B--Temporary Medicare Buy-In Option and Temporary Public 
                                 Option

Sec. 1011. Lowering the Medicare age.
Sec. 1012. Establishment of the Medicare transition plan.
  Subtitle C--Patient Protections During Medicare for All Transition 
                                 Period

Sec. 1021. Minimizing disruptions to patient care.
Sec. 1022. Public consultation.
Sec. 1023. Definitions.
                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1101. Updating resource limits for Supplemental Security Income 
                            eligibility (SSI).
Sec. 1102. Definitions.

   TITLE I--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM; UNIVERSAL 
                  ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS; ENROLLMENT

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM.

    There is hereby established a national health insurance program to 
provide comprehensive protection against the costs of health care and 
health-related services, in accordance with the standards specified in, 
or established under, this Act.

SEC. 102. UNIVERSAL ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Every individual who is a resident of the United 
States is entitled to benefits for health care services under this Act. 
The Secretary shall promulgate a rule that provides criteria for 
determining residency for eligibility purposes under this Act.
    (b) Treatment of Other Individuals.--The Secretary--
            (1) may make eligible for benefits for health care services 
        under this Act other individuals not described in subsection 
        (a) and regulate their eligibility to ensure that every person 
        in the United States has access to health care; and
            (2) shall promulgate a rule, consistent with Federal 
        immigration laws, to prevent an individual from traveling to 
        the United States for the sole purpose of obtaining health care 
        services provided under this Act.

SEC. 103. FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

    Any individual entitled to benefits under this Act may obtain 
health services from any institution, agency, or individual qualified 
to participate under this Act.

SEC. 104. NON-DISCRIMINATION.

    (a) In General.--No person shall, on the basis of race, color, 
national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, 
primary language use, genetic conditions, previous or existing medical 
conditions, religion, or sex, including sex stereotyping, gender 
identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy and related medical 
conditions (including termination of pregnancy), be excluded from 
participation in or be denied the benefits of the program established 
under this Act (except as expressly authorized by this Act for purposes 
of enforcing eligibility standards described in section 102), or be 
subject to any reduction of benefits or other discrimination by any 
participating provider (as defined in section 301), or any entity 
conducting, administering, or funding a health program or activity, 
including contracts of insurance, pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Claims of Discrimination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a procedure 
        for adjudication of administrative complaints alleging a 
        violation of subsection (a).
            (2) Jurisdiction.--Any person aggrieved by a violation of 
        subsection (a) by a covered entity may file suit in any 
        district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the 
        parties. A person may bring an action under this paragraph 
        concurrently with such administrative remedies as established 
        in paragraph (1).
            (3) Damages.--If the court finds a violation of subsection 
        (a), the court may grant compensatory and punitive damages, 
        declaratory relief, injunctive relief, attorneys' fees and 
        costs, or other relief as appropriate.
    (c) Continued Application of Laws.--Nothing in this title (or an 
amendment made by this title) shall be construed to invalidate or 
otherwise limit any of the rights, remedies, procedures, or legal 
standards available to individuals aggrieved under section 1557 of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116), title VI 
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), or the Age 
Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). Nothing in this 
title (or an amendment to this title) shall be construed to supersede 
State laws that provide additional protections against discrimination 
on any basis described in subsection (a).

SEC. 105. ENROLLMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide a mechanism for the 
enrollment of individuals eligible for benefits under this Act. The 
mechanism shall--
            (1) include a process for the automatic enrollment of 
        individuals at the time of birth in the United States (or upon 
        establishment of residency in the United States);
            (2) provide for the enrollment, as of the date described in 
        section 106, of all individuals who are eligible to be enrolled 
        as of such date; and
            (3) include a process for the enrollment of individuals 
        made eligible for health care services under section 102(b).
    (b) Issuance of Medicare for All Cards.--In conjunction with an 
individual's enrollment for benefits under this Act, the Secretary 
shall provide for the issuance of a Medicare for All card that shall be 
used for purposes of identification and processing of claims for 
benefits under this program. The card shall not include an individual's 
Social Security number.

SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE OF BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), benefits 
shall first be available under this Act for items and services 
furnished on January 1 of the fourth calendar year that begins after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Immediate Coverage of Children.--
            (1) In general.--For any eligible individual who has not 
        yet attained the age of 19 as of the date that is 1 year after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, benefits shall first be 
        available under this Act for items and services furnished on 
        January 1 of the first calendar year that begins after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Option to continue in other coverage during transition 
        period.--Any person who is eligible to receive benefits as 
        described in paragraph (1) may opt to maintain any coverage 
        described in section 901, private health insurance coverage, or 
        coverage offered pursuant to subtitle A of title X (including 
        the amendments made by such subtitle) until the date on which 
        benefits are first available under subsection (a).

SEC. 107. PROHIBITION AGAINST DUPLICATING COVERAGE.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date on which benefits are first 
available under section 106(a), it shall be unlawful for--
            (1) a private health insurer to sell health insurance 
        coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act; 
        or
            (2) an employer to provide benefits for an employee, former 
        employee, or the dependents of an employee or former employee 
        that duplicate the benefits provided under this Act.
    (b) Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed as 
prohibiting the sale of health insurance coverage for any additional 
benefits not covered by this Act, including additional benefits that an 
employer may provide to employees or their dependents, or to former 
employees or their dependents.

TITLE II--COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS, INCLUDING BENEFITS FOR LONG-TERM CARE

SEC. 201. COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the other provisions of this title and 
titles IV through IX, individuals enrolled for benefits under this Act 
are entitled to have payment made by the Secretary to an eligible 
provider for the following items and services if medically necessary or 
appropriate for the maintenance of health or for the diagnosis, 
treatment, or rehabilitation of a health condition:
            (1) Hospital services, including inpatient and outpatient 
        hospital care, including 24-hour-a-day emergency services and 
        inpatient prescription drugs.
            (2) Ambulatory patient services.
            (3) Primary and preventive services, including chronic 
        disease management.
            (4) Prescription drugs and medical devices, including 
        outpatient drugs and devices.
            (5) Mental health and substance use treatment services, 
        including inpatient care and treatment for co-occurring mental 
        illness and substance use disorders.
            (6) Laboratory and diagnostic services.
            (7) Comprehensive reproductive, maternity, and newborn 
        care.
            (8) Pediatrics, including early and periodic screening, 
        diagnostic, and treatment services (as defined in section 
        1905(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r))).
            (9) Oral health, audiology, and vision services.
            (10) Rehabilitative and habilitative services and devices.
            (11) Emergency services and transportation.
            (12) Necessary transportation to receive health care 
        services for persons with disabilities, older individuals with 
        functional limitations, and low-income individuals (as 
        determined by the Secretary).
            (13) Services provided by a licensed marriage and family 
        therapist or a licensed mental health counselor.
            (14) Home and community-based long-term services and 
        supports (to be provided in accordance with the requirements 
        for home and community-based settings under sections 441.530 
        and 441.710 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations), 
        including--
                    (A) services described in paragraphs (7), (8), 
                (13), (19), and (24) of section 1905(a) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a));
                    (B) home and community-based services described in 
                subsection (c)(4)(B) of section 1915 of the Social 
                Security Act (including habilitation services defined 
                in subsection (c)(5) of such section);
                    (C) self-directed home and community-based services 
                described in subsection (i) of section 1915 of the 
                Social Security Act;
                    (D) self-directed personal assistance services (as 
                defined in subsection (j)(4)(A) of section 1915 of the 
                Social Security Act); and
                    (E) home and community-based attendant services and 
                supports described in subsection (k) of section 1915 of 
                the Social Security Act.
    (b) Revision.--The Secretary shall, at least on an annual basis, 
evaluate whether the benefits package should be improved to promote the 
health of beneficiaries, account for changes in medical practice or new 
information from medical research, or respond to other relevant 
developments in health science, and shall make recommendations to 
Congress regarding any such improvements.
    (c) Complementary and Alternative Medicine.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (b), the 
        Secretary shall consult with the persons described in paragraph 
        (1) with respect to--
                    (A) identifying specific complementary and 
                integrative medicine practices that are appropriate to 
                include in the benefits package; and
                    (B) identifying barriers to the effective provision 
                and integration of such practices into the delivery of 
                health care, and identifying mechanisms for overcoming 
                such barriers.
            (2) Consultation.--In accordance with paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary shall consult with--
                    (A) the Director of the National Center for 
                Complementary and Integrative Health;
                    (B) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs;
                    (C) institutions of higher education, private 
                research institutes, and individual researchers with 
                extensive experience in complementary and integrative 
                medicine and the integration of such practices into the 
                delivery of health care;
                    (D) nationally recognized providers of 
                complementary and alternative medicine; and
                    (E) such other officials, entities, and individuals 
                with expertise on complementary and integrative 
                medicine as the Secretary determines appropriate.
    (d) States May Provide Additional Benefits.--Individual States may 
provide additional benefits for the residents of such States, as 
determined by such State, and may provide benefits to individuals not 
eligible for benefits under this Act at the expense of the State.

SEC. 202. NO PATIENT COST-SHARING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that no cost-sharing, 
including deductibles, coinsurance, copayments, or similar charges, be 
imposed on an individual for any benefits provided under this Act, 
except as described in subsection (b).
    (b) Exceptions.--The Secretary may set a cost-sharing schedule for 
prescription drugs--
            (1) provided that--
                    (A) such schedule is evidence-based, patient-
                centered, and encourages the use of generic drugs;
                    (B) such cost-sharing does not apply to preventive 
                drugs;
                    (C) such cost-sharing does not exceed $200 annually 
                per individual, adjusted annually for inflation; and
                    (D) such cost-sharing is not imposed on individuals 
                with a household income equal to or below 250 percent 
                of the poverty line for a family of the size involved; 
                and
            (2) under which the Secretary may--
                    (A) exempt brand-name drugs from consideration in 
                determining whether an individual has reached any out-
                of-pocket limit if a safe and appropriate generic 
                version of such drug is available to such individual; 
                and
                    (B) waive cost-sharing in response to a coverage 
                appeal under section 203(b)(2).
    (c) No Balance Billing.--Notwithstanding contracts in accordance 
with section 303, no provider may impose a charge to an enrolled 
individual for covered services for which benefits are provided under 
this Act.

SEC. 203. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Benefits for items and services are not available 
under this Act unless the services meet the standards developed by the 
Secretary pursuant to section 201(a).
    (b) Treatment of Experimental Services and Drugs.--
            (1) In general.--In applying subsection (a), the Secretary 
        shall make national coverage determinations with respect to 
        services that are experimental in nature. Such determinations 
        shall be consistent with the national coverage determination 
        process as defined in section 1869(f)(1)(B) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ff(f)(1)(B)).
            (2) Appeals process.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        process by which individuals can appeal coverage decisions. The 
        process shall, as much as is feasible, follow the process for 
        appeals under the Medicare program described in section 1869 of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ff).
    (c) Application of Practice Guidelines.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of items and services for 
        which the Department of Health and Human Services has 
        recognized a national practice guideline, such items and 
        services are considered to meet the standards specified in 
        section 201(a) if they have been provided in accordance with 
        such guideline.
            (2) Certain exceptions.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        an item or service not provided in accordance with a national 
        practice guideline shall be considered to have been provided in 
        accordance with such guideline if the health care provider 
        providing the item or service--
                    (A) exercised appropriate professional discretion 
                to deviate from the guideline in a manner authorized or 
                anticipated by the guideline;
                    (B) acted in accordance with the laws and 
                requirements in which such item or service is 
                furnished;
                    (C) acted in the best interests of the individual 
                receiving the item or service; and
                    (D) acted in a manner consistent with the 
                individual's wishes.

SEC. 204. CONTINUED COVERAGE OF INSTITUTIONAL LONG-TERM CARE AND OTHER 
              SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID.

    Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting the following section after section 1947:

    ``state plan for providing institutional long-term care services

    ``Sec. 1948.  (a) In General.--For quarters beginning on or after 
the date on which benefits are first available under section 106(a) of 
the Medicare for All Act of 2022, notwithstanding any other provision 
of this title--
            ``(1) a State plan for medical assistance shall provide for 
        making medical assistance available for services that are 
        institutional long-term care services in a manner consistent 
        with this section; and
            ``(2) no payment to a State shall be made under this title 
        with respect to expenditures incurred by the State in providing 
        medical assistance on or after such date for services that are 
        not--
                    ``(A) institutional long-term care services; or
                    ``(B) other services for which benefits are not 
                available under the Medicare for All Act of 2022 and 
                which are furnished under a State plan for medical 
                assistance which provided for medical assistance for 
                such services on September 1, 2021.
    ``(b) Institutional Long-Term Care Services Defined.--In this 
section, the term `institutional long-term care services' means the 
following:
            ``(1) Nursing facility services for individuals 21 years of 
        age or over described in subparagraph (A) of section 
        1905(a)(4).
            ``(2) Inpatient services for individuals 65 years of age or 
        over provided in an institution for mental disease described in 
        section 1905(a)(14).
            ``(3) Intermediate care facility services described in 
        section 1905(a)(15).
            ``(4) Inpatient psychiatric hospital services for 
        individuals under age 21 described in section 1905(a)(16).
            ``(5) Nursing facility services described in section 
        1905(a)(29).
    ``(c) State Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--
            ``(1) Eligibility standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date described 
                in subsection (a), no payment may be made under section 
                1903 with respect to medical assistance provided under 
                a State plan for medical assistance if the State adopts 
                income, resource, or other standards and methodologies 
                for purposes of determining an individual's eligibility 
                for medical assistance under the State plan that are 
                more restrictive than those applied as of January 1, 
                2022.
                    ``(B) Indexing of amounts of income and resource 
                standards.--In determining whether a State has adopted 
                income or resource standards that are more restrictive 
                than the standards which applied as of January 1, 2022, 
                the Secretary shall deem the amount of any such 
                standard that was applied as of such date to be 
                increased by the percentage increase in the medical 
                care component of the consumer price index for all 
                urban consumers (U.S. city average) from September of 
                2021 to September of the fiscal year for which the 
                Secretary is making such determination.
            ``(2) Expenditures.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year or portion 
                of a fiscal year that occurs during the period that 
                begins on the first day of the first fiscal quarter 
                that begins on or after the date on which benefits are 
                first available under section 106(a) of the Medicare 
                for All Act of 2022, as a condition of receiving 
                payments under section 1903(a), a State shall make 
                expenditures for medical assistance for services that 
                are institutional long-term care services in an amount 
                that is not less than the expenditure floor determined 
                for the State and fiscal year (or portion of a fiscal 
                year) under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Expenditure floor.--
                            ``(i) In general.--For each fiscal year or 
                        portion of a fiscal year described in 
                        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine 
                        for each State an expenditure floor that shall 
                        be equal to--
                                    ``(I) the amount of the State's 
                                expenditures for fiscal year 2021 on 
                                medical assistance for institutional 
                                long-term care services; increased by
                                    ``(II) the growth factor determined 
                                under subclause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Growth factor.--For each fiscal year 
                        or portion of a fiscal year described in 
                        subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall, not 
                        later than September 1 of the fiscal year 
                        preceding such fiscal year or portion of a 
                        fiscal year, determine a growth factor for each 
                        State that takes into account--
                                    ``(I) the percentage increase in 
                                health care costs in the State;
                                    ``(II) the total amount expended by 
                                the State for the previous fiscal year 
                                on medical assistance for institutional 
                                long-term care services;
                                    ``(III) the increase, if any, in 
                                the total population of the State from 
                                July of 2021 to July of the fiscal year 
                                preceding the fiscal year involved;
                                    ``(IV) the increase, if any, in the 
                                population of individuals aged 65 and 
                                older of the State from July of 2021 to 
                                July of the fiscal year preceding the 
                                fiscal year involved; and
                                    ``(V) the decrease, if any, in the 
                                population of the State that requires 
                                medical assistance for institutional 
                                long-term care services that is 
                                attributable to the availability of 
                                coverage for the services described in 
                                section 201(a)(13) of the Medicare for 
                                All Act of 2022.
                            ``(iii) Proration rule.--Any amount 
                        determined under this subparagraph for a 
                        portion of a fiscal year shall be prorated 
                        based on the length of such portion of a fiscal 
                        year relative to a complete fiscal year.
    ``(d) Nonapplication of Certain Requirements.--Beginning on the 
date described in subsection (a), any provision of this title requiring 
a State plan for medical assistance to make available medical 
assistance for services that are not institutional long-term care 
services or services described in section 901(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the 
Medicare for All Act of 2022 shall have no effect.''.

SEC. 205. PROHIBITING RECOVERY OF CORRECTLY PAID MEDICAID BENEFITS.

    Section 1917 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396p) is 
amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) No lien may be imposed against the property of any individual 
prior to his death on account of medical assistance paid or to be paid 
on his behalf under the State plan, except pursuant to the judgment of 
a court on account of benefits incorrectly paid on behalf of such 
individual.''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) No adjustment or recovery of any medical assistance correctly 
paid on behalf of an individual under the State plan may be made.''.

SEC. 206. ADDITIONAL STATE STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall prohibit individual 
States from setting additional standards, with respect to eligibility, 
benefits, and minimum provider standards, consistent with the purposes 
of this Act, provided that such standards do not restrict eligibility 
or reduce access to benefits for items and services.
    (b) Restrictions on Providers.--With respect to any individuals or 
entities certified to provide services covered under section 201(a)(7), 
a State may not prohibit an individual or entity from participating in 
the program under this Act, for reasons other than the ability of the 
individual or entity to provide such services.

                   TITLE III--PROVIDER PARTICIPATION

SEC. 301. PROVIDER PARTICIPATION AND STANDARDS; WHISTLEBLOWER 
              PROTECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--An individual or other entity furnishing any 
covered item or service under this Act is not a qualified provider 
unless the individual or entity--
            (1) is a qualified provider of the items or services under 
        section 302;
            (2) has filed with the Secretary a participation agreement 
        described in subsection (b); and
            (3) meets, as applicable, such other qualifications and 
        conditions with respect to a provider of services under title 
        XVIII of the Social Security Act as described in section 1866 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc).
    (b) Requirements in Participation Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--A participation agreement described in 
        this subsection between the Secretary and a provider shall 
        provide at least for the following:
                    (A) Items and services to eligible persons shall be 
                furnished by the provider without discrimination, in 
                accordance with section 104(a). Nothing in this 
                subparagraph shall be construed as requiring the 
                provision of a type or class of items or services that 
                are outside the scope of the provider's normal 
                practice.
                    (B) No charge will be made to any enrolled 
                individual for any covered items or services other than 
                for payment authorized by this Act.
                    (C) The provider agrees to furnish such information 
                as may be reasonably required by the Secretary, in 
                accordance with uniform reporting standards established 
                under section 401(b)(1), for--
                            (i) quality review by designated entities;
                            (ii) making payments under this Act, 
                        including the examination of records as may be 
                        necessary for the verification of information 
                        on which such payments are based;
                            (iii) statistical or other studies required 
                        for the implementation of this Act; and
                            (iv) such other purposes as the Secretary 
                        may specify.
                    (D) In the case of a provider that is not an 
                individual, the provider agrees not to employ or use 
                for the provision of health services any individual or 
                other provider that has had a participation agreement 
                under this subsection terminated for cause. The 
                Secretary may authorize such employment or use on a 
                case-by-case basis.
                    (E) In the case of a provider paid under a fee-for-
                service basis for items and services furnished under 
                this Act, the provider agrees to submit bills and any 
                required supporting documentation relating to the 
                provision of covered items and services within 30 days 
                after the date of providing such items and services.
                    (F) In the case of an institutional provider paid 
                pursuant to section 611, the provider agrees to submit 
                information and any other required supporting 
                documentation as may be reasonably required by the 
                Secretary within 30 days after the date of providing 
                such items and services and in accordance with the 
                uniform reporting standards established under section 
                401(b)(1), including information on a quarterly basis 
                that--
                            (i) relates to the provision of covered 
                        items and services; and
                            (ii) describes items and services furnished 
                        with respect to specific individuals.
                    (G) In the case of a provider that receives payment 
                for items and services furnished under this Act based 
                on diagnosis-related coding, procedure coding, or other 
                coding system or data, the provider agrees--
                            (i) to disclose to the Secretary any system 
                        or index of coding or classifying patient 
                        symptoms, diagnoses, clinical interventions, 
                        episodes, or procedures that such provider 
                        utilizes for global budget negotiations under 
                        title VI or for meeting any other payment, 
                        documentation, or data collection requirements 
                        under this Act; and
                            (ii) not to use any such system or index to 
                        establish financial incentives or disincentives 
                        for health care professionals, or that is 
                        proprietary, interferes with the medical or 
                        nursing process, or is designed to increase the 
                        amount or number of payments.
                    (H) The provider complies with the duty of provider 
                ethics and reporting requirements described in 
                paragraph (2).
                    (I) In the case of a provider that is not an 
                individual, the provider agrees that no board member, 
                executive, or administrator of such provider receives 
                compensation from, owns stock or has other financial 
                investments in, or serves as a board member of any 
                entity that contracts with or provides items or 
                services, including pharmaceutical products and medical 
                devices or equipment, to such provider.
            (2) Provider duty of ethics.--Each health care provider, 
        including institutional providers, has a duty to advocate for 
        and to act in the exclusive interest of each individual under 
        the care of such provider according to the applicable legal 
        standard of care, such that no financial interest or 
        relationship impairs any health care provider's ability to 
        furnish necessary and appropriate care to such individual. To 
        implement the duty established in this paragraph, the Secretary 
        shall--
                    (A) promulgate reasonable reporting rules to 
                evaluate participating provider compliance with this 
                paragraph;
                    (B) prohibit participating providers, spouses, and 
                immediate family members of participating providers, 
                from accepting or entering into any arrangement for any 
                bonus, incentive payment, profit-sharing, or 
                compensation based on patient utilization or based on 
                financial outcomes of any other provider or entity; and
                    (C) prohibit participating providers or any board 
                member or representative of such provider from serving 
                as board members for or receiving any compensation, 
                stock, or other financial investment in an entity that 
                contracts with or provides items or services (including 
                pharmaceutical products and medical devices or 
                equipment) to such provider.
            (3) Termination of participation agreement.--
                    (A) In general.--Participation agreements may be 
                terminated, with appropriate notice--
                            (i) by the Secretary for failure to meet 
                        the requirements of this Act;
                            (ii) in accordance with the provisions 
                        described in section 411; or
                            (iii) by a provider.
                    (B) Termination process.--Providers shall be 
                provided notice and a reasonable opportunity to correct 
                deficiencies before the Secretary terminates an 
                agreement unless a more immediate termination is 
                required for public safety or similar reasons.
                    (C) Provider protections.--
                            (i) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not 
                        terminate a participation agreement or in any 
                        other way discriminate against, or cause to be 
                        discriminated against, any covered provider or 
                        authorized representative of the provider, on 
                        account of such provider or representative--
                                    (I) providing, causing to be 
                                provided, or being about to provide or 
                                cause to be provided to the provider, 
                                the Federal Government, or the attorney 
                                general of a State information relating 
                                to any violation of, or any act or 
                                omission the provider or representative 
                                reasonably believes to be a violation 
                                of, any provision of this title (or an 
                                amendment made by this title);
                                    (II) testifying or being about to 
                                testify in a proceeding concerning such 
                                violation;
                                    (III) assisting or participating, 
                                or being about to assist or 
                                participate, in such a proceeding; or
                                    (IV) objecting to, or refusing to 
                                participate in, any activity, policy, 
                                practice, or assigned task that the 
                                provider or representative reasonably 
                                believes to be in violation of any 
                                provision of this Act (including any 
                                amendment made by this Act), or any 
                                order, rule, regulation, standard, or 
                                ban under this Act (including any 
                                amendment made by this Act).
                            (ii) Complaint procedure.--A provider or 
                        representative who believes that he or she has 
                        been discriminated against in violation of this 
                        section may seek relief in accordance with the 
                        procedures, notifications, burdens of proof, 
                        remedies, and statutes of limitation set forth 
                        in section 2087(b) of title 15, United States 
                        Code.
    (c) Whistleblower Protections.--
            (1) Retaliation prohibited.--No person may discharge or 
        otherwise discriminate against any employee because the 
        employee or any person acting pursuant to a request of the 
        employee--
                    (A) notified the Secretary or the employee's 
                employer of any alleged violation of this title, 
                including communications related to carrying out the 
                employee's job duties;
                    (B) refused to engage in any practice made unlawful 
                by this title, if the employee has identified the 
                alleged illegality to the employer;
                    (C) testified before or otherwise provided 
                information relevant for Congress or for any Federal or 
                State proceeding regarding any provision (or proposed 
                provision) of this title;
                    (D) commenced, caused to be commenced, or is about 
                to commence or cause to be commenced a proceeding under 
                this title;
                    (E) testified or is about to testify in any such 
                proceeding; or
                    (F) assisted or participated or is about to assist 
                or participate in any manner in such a proceeding or in 
                any other manner in such a proceeding or in any other 
                action to carry out the purposes of this title.
            (2) Enforcement action.--Any employee covered by this 
        section who alleges discrimination by an employer in violation 
        of paragraph (1) may bring an action, subject to the statute of 
        limitations in the anti-retaliation provisions of the False 
        Claims Act and the rules and procedures, legal burdens of 
        proof, and remedies applicable under the employee protections 
        provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act.
            (3) Application.--
                    (A) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
                to diminish the rights, privileges, or remedies of any 
                employee under any Federal or State law or regulation, 
                including the rights and remedies against retaliatory 
                action under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3730(h)), 
                or under any collective bargaining agreement. The 
                rights and remedies in this section may not be waived 
                by any agreement, policy, form, or condition of 
                employment.
                    (B) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
                to preempt or diminish any other Federal or State law 
                or regulation against discrimination, demotion, 
                discharge, suspension, threats, harassment, reprimand, 
                retaliation, or any other manner of discrimination, 
                including the rights and remedies against retaliatory 
                action under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3730(h)).
            (4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Employer.--The term ``employer'' means any 
                person engaged in profit or nonprofit business or 
                industry, including one or more individuals, 
                partnerships, associations, corporations, trusts, 
                professional membership organization including a 
                certification, disciplinary, or other professional 
                body, unincorporated organizations, nongovernmental 
                organizations, or trustees, and subject to liability 
                for violating the provisions of this Act.
                    (B) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means any 
                individual performing activities under this Act on 
                behalf of an employer.

SEC. 302. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--A health care provider is considered a qualified 
provider to furnish covered items and services under this Act if the 
provider is licensed or certified to furnish such items and services in 
the State in which the individual receiving such items and services is 
located and meets--
            (1) the requirements of such State's laws to furnish such 
        items and services; and
            (2) applicable requirements of Federal law to furnish such 
        items and services.
    (b) Federal Providers.--Any provider qualified to provide health 
care items and services at a facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, the Indian Health Service, or the uniformed services (as 
defined in section 1072(1) of title 10, United States Code) (with 
respect to the direct care component of the TRICARE program) is a 
qualified provider under this section with respect to any individual 
who qualifies for such items and services under applicable Federal law.
    (c) Minimum Provider Standards.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, evaluate, 
        and update national minimum standards to ensure the quality of 
        items and services provided under this Act and to monitor 
        efforts by States to ensure the quality of items and such 
        services. A State may also establish additional minimum 
        standards which providers shall meet with respect to services 
        provided in such State.
            (2) National minimum standards.--The Secretary shall 
        establish national minimum standards under paragraph (1) for 
        institutional providers of services and individual health care 
        practitioners. Except as the Secretary may specify in order to 
        carry out this Act, a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or 
        other institutional provider of services shall meet standards 
        applicable to such a provider under the Medicare program under 
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
        seq.). Such standards also may include, where appropriate, 
        elements relating to--
                    (A) adequacy and quality of facilities;
                    (B) training and competence of personnel (including 
                requirements related to the number or type of required 
                continuing education hours);
                    (C) comprehensiveness of service;
                    (D) continuity of service;
                    (E) patient waiting time, access to service, and 
                references; and
                    (F) performance standards, including organization, 
                facilities, structure of services, efficiency of 
                operation, and outcome in palliation, improvement of 
                health, stabilization, cure, or rehabilitation.
            (3) Transition in application.--If the Secretary provides 
        for additional requirements for providers under this 
        subsection, any such additional requirement shall be 
        implemented in a manner that provides for a reasonable period 
        during which a previously qualified provider is permitted to 
        meet such an additional requirement.

SEC. 303. USE OF PRIVATE CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--This section shall apply beginning on the date on 
which benefits are first available under section 106(a), subject to the 
provisions of this subsection, nothing in this Act shall prohibit an 
institutional or individual provider from entering into a private 
contract with an enrolled individual for any item or service--
            (1) for which no claim for payment is to be submitted under 
        this Act; and
            (2) for which the provider receives--
                    (A) no reimbursement under this Act directly or on 
                a capitated basis; and
                    (B) receives no amount for such item or service 
                from an organization which receives reimbursement for 
                such items or service under this Act directly or on a 
                capitated basis.
    (b) Contract Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Any contract to provide items and services 
        under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) be in writing and signed by the individual (or 
                authorized representative of the individual) receiving 
                the item or service before the item or service is 
                furnished pursuant to the contract;
                    (B) be entered into at a time when the individual 
                is facing an emergency health care situation; and
                    (C) contain the items described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Items required to be included in contract.--Any 
        contract to provide items and services to which subsection (a) 
        applies shall clearly indicate to the individual that by 
        signing such contract the individual--
                    (A) agrees not to submit a claim (or to request 
                that the provider submit a claim) under this Act for 
                such items or services even if such items or services 
                are otherwise covered by this Act;
                    (B) agrees to be responsible, whether through 
                insurance offered under section 107(b) or otherwise, 
                for payment of such items or services and understands 
                that no reimbursement will be provided under this Act 
                for such items or services;
                    (C) acknowledges that no limits under this Act 
                apply to amounts that may be charged for such items or 
                services;
                    (D) if the provider is a nonparticipating provider, 
                acknowledges that the beneficiary has the right to have 
                such items or services provided by other providers for 
                whom payment would be made under this Act; and
                    (E) acknowledges that the provider is providing 
                services outside the scope of the program under this 
                Act.
    (c) Provider Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
        contract unless an affidavit described in paragraph (2) is in 
        effect during the period any item or service is to be provided 
        pursuant to the contract.
            (2) Affidavit.--An affidavit as described in this 
        subparagraph shall--
                    (A) identify the practitioner, and be signed by 
                such practitioner;
                    (B) provide that the practitioner will not submit 
                any claim under this title for any item or service 
                provided to any beneficiary (and will not receive any 
                reimbursement or amount described in paragraph (1)(B) 
                for any such item or service) during the 1-year period 
                beginning on the date the affidavit is signed; and
                    (C) be filed with the Secretary no later than 10 
                days after the first contract to which such affidavit 
                applies is entered into.
            (3) Enforcement.--If a physician or practitioner signing an 
        affidavit described in paragraph (2) knowingly and willfully 
        submits a claim under this title for any item or service 
        provided during the 1-year period described in paragraph (2)(B) 
        (or receives any reimbursement or amount described in 
        subsection (a)(2) for any such item or service) with respect to 
        such affidavit--
                    (A) this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
                any items and services provided by the physician or 
                practitioner pursuant to any contract on and after the 
                date of such submission and before the end of such 
                period; and
                    (B) no payment shall be made under this title for 
                any item or service furnished by the physician or 
                practitioner during the period described in clause (i) 
                (and no reimbursement or payment of any amount 
                described in subsection (a)(2) shall be made for any 
                such item or service).

                        TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION

             Subtitle A--General Administration Provisions

SEC. 401. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) General Duties of the Secretary.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop policies, 
        procedures, guidelines, and requirements to carry out this Act, 
        including related to--
                    (A) eligibility for benefits;
                    (B) enrollment;
                    (C) benefits provided;
                    (D) provider participation standards and 
                qualifications, as described in title III;
                    (E) levels of funding;
                    (F) methods for determining amounts of payments to 
                providers of covered items and services, consistent 
                with subtitle B;
                    (G) a process for appealing or petitioning for a 
                determination of coverage for items and services under 
                this Act;
                    (H) planning for capital expenditures and service 
                delivery;
                    (I) planning for health professional education 
                funding;
                    (J) encouraging States to develop regional planning 
                mechanisms; and
                    (K) any other regulations necessary to carry out 
                the purposes of this Act.
            (2) Regulations.--Regulations authorized by this Act shall 
        be issued by the Secretary in accordance with section 553 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Uniform Reporting Standards; Annual Report; Studies.--
            (1) Uniform reporting standards.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish 
                uniform State reporting requirements, provider 
                reporting requirements, and national standards to 
                ensure an adequate national database containing 
                information pertaining to health services 
                practitioners, approved providers, the costs of 
                facilities and practitioners providing such items and 
                services, the quality of such items and services, the 
                outcomes of such items and services, and the equity of 
                health among population groups. Such database shall 
                include, to the maximum extent feasible without 
                compromising patient privacy, health outcome measures 
                used under this Act, and to the maximum extent feasible 
                without excessively burdening providers, the measures 
                described in subparagraphs (D) through (F) of 
                subsection (a)(1).
                    (B) Reports.--The Secretary shall--
                            (i) regularly analyze information reported 
                        to the Secretary; and
                            (ii) define rules and procedures to allow 
                        researchers, scholars, health care providers, 
                        and others to access and analyze data for 
                        purposes consistent with quality and outcomes 
                        research, without compromising patient privacy.
            (2) Annual report.--Beginning January 1 of the second year 
        beginning after the effective date of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall annually report to Congress on the following:
                    (A) The status of implementation of the Act.
                    (B) Enrollment under this Act.
                    (C) Benefits under this Act.
                    (D) Expenditures and financing under this Act.
                    (E) Cost-containment measures and achievements 
                under this Act.
                    (F) Quality assurance.
                    (G) Health care utilization patterns, including any 
                changes attributable to the program.
                    (H) Changes in the per capita costs of health care.
                    (I) Differences in the health status of the 
                populations of the different States, by demographic 
                characteristics, including race, ethnicity, gender, 
                national origin, primary language use, age, disability, 
                sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 
                geography, or socioeconomic status.
                    (J) Progress on implementing quality and outcome 
                measures under this Act, and long-range plans and goals 
                for achievements in such areas.
                    (K) Plans for improving service to medically 
                underserved populations.
                    (L) Transition problems as a result of 
                implementation of this Act.
                    (M) Opportunities for improvements under this Act.
            (3) Statistical analyses and other studies.--The Secretary 
        may, either directly or by contract--
                    (A) make statistical and other studies, on a 
                nationwide, regional, State, or local basis, of any 
                aspect of the operation of this Act;
                    (B) develop and test methods of delivery of items 
                and services as the Secretary may consider necessary or 
                promising for the evaluation, or for the improvement, 
                of the operation of this Act; and
                    (C) develop methodological standards for evidence-
                based policymaking.
    (c) Audits.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall conduct an audit of the Department of Health and 
        Human Services every fifth fiscal year following the effective 
        date of this Act to determine the effectiveness of the program 
        in carrying out the duties under subsection (a).
            (2) Reports.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall submit a report to Congress concerning the results of 
        each audit conducted under this subsection.

SEC. 402. CONSULTATION.

    The Secretary shall consult with Federal agencies, Indian Tribes 
and urban Indian health organizations, and private entities, such as 
labor organizations representing health care workers, professional 
societies, national associations, nationally recognized associations of 
health care experts, medical schools and academic health centers, 
consumer groups, and labor business organizations in the formulation of 
guidelines, regulations, policy initiatives, and information gathering 
to ensure the broadest and most informed input in the administration of 
this Act. Nothing in this Act shall prevent the Secretary from adopting 
guidelines, consistent with section 203(c), developed by such a private 
entity if, in the Secretary's judgment, such guidelines are generally 
accepted as reasonable and prudent and consistent with this Act.

SEC. 403. REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Regional Medicare for All Offices.--The Secretary shall 
establish and maintain regional offices for the purpose of carrying out 
the duties specified in subsection (c) and promoting adequate access 
to, and efficient use of, tertiary care facilities, equipment, items, 
and services by individuals enrolled under this Act.
    (b) Coordination.--Wherever possible, the Secretary shall 
incorporate the regional offices and the administrative processes of 
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the purposes of 
carrying out subsection (a).
    (c) Appointment of Regional Directors.--In each regional office 
established under subsection (a) there shall be--
            (1) one regional director appointed by the Secretary;
            (2) one deputy director appointed by the regional director 
        to represent the Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the region, 
        if any; and
            (3) one deputy director appointed by the regional director 
        to oversee home- and community-based services and supports.
    (d) Duties.--Each regional director shall--
            (1) submit an annual regional health care needs assessment 
        report to the Secretary, after a thorough examination of health 
        needs and consultation with public health officials, 
        clinicians, patients, and patient advocates;
            (2) recommend any changes in provider reimbursement or 
        payment for delivery of health items and services determined 
        appropriate by the regional director, subject to the 
        requirements of title VI; and
            (3) establish a quality assurance mechanism in each such 
        region in order to minimize both under-utilization and over-
        utilization of health care items and services and to ensure 
        that all providers meet the quality and other standards 
        established pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 404. BENEFICIARY OMBUDSMAN.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall appoint a Beneficiary 
Ombudsman who shall have expertise and experience in the fields of 
health care and education of, and assistance to, individuals entitled 
to benefits under this Act.
    (b) Duties.--The Beneficiary Ombudsman shall--
            (1) receive complaints, grievances, and requests for 
        information submitted by individuals entitled to benefits under 
        this Act with respect to any aspect of the Medicare for All 
        Program;
            (2) provide assistance with respect to complaints, 
        grievances, and requests referred to in subparagraph (a), 
        including--
                    (A) assistance in collecting relevant information 
                for such individuals, to seek an appeal of a decision 
                or determination made by a regional office or the 
                Secretary; and
                    (B) assistance to such individuals in presenting 
                information relating to cost-sharing; and
            (3) submit annual reports to Congress and the Secretary 
        that describe the activities of the Office and that include 
        such recommendations for improvement in the administration of 
        this Act as the Ombudsman determines appropriate. The Ombudsman 
        shall not serve as an advocate for any increases in payments or 
        new coverage of services, but may identify issues and problems 
        in payment or coverage policies.

SEC. 405. CONDUCT OF RELATED HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    In performing functions with respect to health personnel education 
and training, health research, environmental health, disability 
insurance, vocational rehabilitation, the regulation of food and drugs, 
and all other matters pertaining to health, the Secretary shall direct 
the activities of the Department of Health and Human Services toward 
contributions to the health of the people complementary to this Act.

                Subtitle B--Control Over Fraud and Abuse

SEC. 411. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL SANCTIONS TO ALL FRAUD AND ABUSE UNDER 
              MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM.

    The following sections of the Social Security Act shall apply to 
this Act in the same manner as they apply to State medical assistance 
plans under title XIX of such Act:
            (1) Section 1128 (relating to exclusion of individuals and 
        entities).
            (2) Section 1128A (civil monetary penalties).
            (3) Section 1128B (criminal penalties).
            (4) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and 
        related information).
            (5) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of certain 
        owners).
            (6) Section 1877 (relating to physician referrals).

                        TITLE V--QUALITY OF CARE

SEC. 501. QUALITY STANDARDS.

    (a) In General.--All standards and quality measures under this Act 
shall be implemented and evaluated by the Center for Clinical Standards 
and Quality of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (referred 
to in this title as the ``Center'') or such other agencies determined 
appropriate by the Secretary, in coordination with the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality and other offices of the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
    (b) Duties of the Center.--The Center shall perform the following 
duties:
            (1) Review and evaluate each practice guideline developed 
        under part B of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 299b et seq.). In so reviewing and evaluating, the 
        Center shall determine whether the guideline should be 
        recognized as a national practice guideline in accordance with 
        and subject to section 203(c).
            (2) Review and evaluate each standard of quality, 
        performance measure, and medical review criterion developed 
        under part B of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 299b et seq.). In so reviewing and evaluating, the 
        Center shall determine whether the standard, measure, or 
        criterion is appropriate for use in assessing or reviewing the 
        quality of items and services provided by health care 
        institutions or health care professionals. The use of 
        mechanisms that discriminate against people with disabilities 
        is prohibited for use in any value or cost-effectiveness 
        assessments. The Center shall consider the evidentiary basis 
        for the standard, and the validity, reliability, and 
        feasibility of measuring the standard.
            (3) Adoption of methodologies for profiling the patterns of 
        practice of health care professionals and for identifying and 
        notifying outliers.
            (4) Development of minimum criteria for competence for 
        entities that can qualify to conduct ongoing and continuous 
        external quality reviews in the administrative regions. Such 
        criteria shall require such an entity to be administratively 
        independent of the individual or board that administers the 
        region and shall ensure that such entities do not provide 
        financial incentives to reviewers to favor one pattern of 
        practice over another. The Center shall ensure coordination and 
        reporting by such entities to ensure national consistency in 
        quality standards.
            (5) Submission of a report to the Secretary annually 
        specifically on findings from outcomes research and development 
        of practice guidelines that may affect the Secretary's 
        determination of coverage of services under section 
        401(a)(1)(G).

SEC. 502. ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES.

    (a) Evaluating Data Collection Approaches.--The Center, in 
coordination with the Office of Health Equity established under section 
615 and other agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services 
deemed relevant by the Secretary, shall evaluate approaches for the 
collection of data under this Act, to be performed in conjunction with 
existing quality reporting requirements and programs under this Act, 
that allow for the ongoing, accurate, and timely collection of data on 
disparities in health care services and performance on the basis of 
race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, primary language use, age, 
disability, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 
geography, or socioeconomic status. In conducting such evaluation, the 
Center shall consider the following objectives:
            (1) Protecting patient privacy.
            (2) Minimizing the administrative burdens of data 
        collection and reporting on providers under this Act.
            (3) Improving data on race, ethnicity, national origin, 
        primary language use, age, disability, sex (including gender 
        identity and sexual orientation), geography, and socioeconomic 
        status.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Report on evaluation.--Not later than 18 months after 
        the date on which benefits are first available under section 
        106(a), the Center shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a 
        report on the evaluation conducted under subsection (a). Such 
        report shall, taking into consideration the results of such 
        evaluation--
                    (A) identify approaches (including defining 
                methodologies) for identifying and collecting and 
                evaluating data on health care disparities on the basis 
                of race, ethnicity, gender national origin, primary 
                language use, age, disability, sex (including gender 
                identity and sexual orientation), geography, or 
                socioeconomic status under the Medicare for All 
                Program; and
                    (B) include recommendations on the most effective 
                strategies and approaches to reporting quality 
                measures, as appropriate, on the basis of race, 
                ethnicity, gender national origin, primary language 
                use, age, disability, sex (including gender identity 
                and sexual orientation), geography, or socioeconomic 
                status.
            (2) Report on data analyses.--Not later than 4 years after 
        the submission of the report under subsection (b)(1), and every 
        4 years thereafter, the Center shall submit to Congress and the 
        Secretary a report that includes recommendations for improving 
        the identification of health care disparities based on the 
        analyses of data collected under subsection (c).
    (c) Implementing Effective Approaches.--Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which benefits are first available under section 
106(a), the Secretary shall implement the approaches identified in the 
report submitted under subsection (b)(1) for the ongoing, accurate, and 
timely collection and evaluation of data on health care disparities on 
the basis of race, ethnicity, gender national origin, primary language 
use, age, disability, sex (including gender identity and sexual 
orientation), geography, or socioeconomic status.

 TITLE VI--NATIONAL HEALTH BUDGET; PROVIDER PAYMENTS; COST CONTAINMENT 
                                MEASURES

                         Subtitle A--Budgeting

SEC. 601. NATIONAL HEALTH BUDGET.

    (a) National Health Budget.--
            (1) In general.--By not later than September 1 of each 
        year, beginning with the year prior to the date on which 
        benefits are first available under section 106(a), the 
        Secretary shall establish a national health budget, which 
        specifies a budget for the total expenditures to be made for 
        covered health care items and services under this Act.
            (2) Division of budget into components.--The national 
        health budget shall consist of at least the following 
        components:
                    (A) An operating budget.
                    (B) A capital expenditures budget.
                    (C) A special projects budget.
                    (D) Quality assessment activities under title V.
                    (E) Health professional education expenditures.
                    (F) Administrative costs, including costs related 
                to the operation of regional offices.
                    (G) A reserve fund.
                    (H) Prevention and public health activities.
            (3) Allocation among components.--The Secretary shall 
        allocate the funds received for purposes of carrying out this 
        Act among the components described in paragraph (2) in a manner 
        that ensures--
                    (A) that the operating budget allows for every 
                participating provider in the Medicare for All Program 
                to meet the needs of their respective patient 
                populations;
                    (B) that the special projects budget is sufficient 
                to meet the health care needs within areas described in 
                paragraph (2)(C) through the construction, renovation, 
                and staffing of health care facilities in a reasonable 
                timeframe;
                    (C) a fair allocation for quality assessment 
                activities; and
                    (D) that the health professional education 
                expenditure component is sufficient to provide for the 
                amount of health professional education expenditures 
                sufficient to meet the need for covered health care 
                services.
            (4) For regional allocation.--The Secretary shall annually 
        provide each regional office with an allotment the Secretary 
        determines appropriate for purposes of carrying out this Act in 
        such region, including payments to providers in such region, 
        capital expenditures in such region, special projects in such 
        region, health professional education in such region, 
        administrative expenses in such region, and prevention and 
        public health activities in such region.
            (5) Operating budget.--The operating budget described in 
        paragraph (2)(A) shall be used for--
                    (A) payments to institutional providers pursuant to 
                section 611; and
                    (B) payments to individual providers pursuant to 
                section 612.
            (6) Capital expenditures budget.--The capital expenditures 
        budget described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be used for--
                    (A) the construction or renovation of health care 
                facilities, excluding congregate or segregated 
                facilities for individuals with disabilities who 
                receive long-term care services and support; and
                    (B) major equipment purchases.
            (7) Special projects budget.--The special projects budget 
        described in paragraph (2)(C) shall be used for the purposes of 
        allocating funds for the construction of new facilities, major 
        equipment purchases, and staffing in rural or medically 
        underserved areas (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))), including 
        areas designated as health professional shortage areas (as 
        defined in section 332(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 254e(a))), and to address health disparities, including 
        racial, ethnic, national origin, primary language use, age, 
        disability, sex (including gender identity and sexual 
        orientation), geography, or socioeconomic health disparities.
            (8) Reserve fund.--The reserve fund described in paragraph 
        (2)(G) shall be used to respond to the costs of an epidemic, 
        pandemic, natural disaster, or other such health emergency, or 
        market-shift adjustments related to patient volume.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Capital expenditures.--The term ``capital 
        expenditures'' means expenses for the purchase, lease, 
        construction, or renovation of capital facilities and for major 
        equipment.
            (2) Health professional education expenditures.--The term 
        ``health professional education expenditures'' means 
        expenditures in hospitals and other health care facilities to 
        cover costs associated with teaching and related research 
        activities, including the impact of workforce recruitment, 
        retention, and diversity on patient outcomes.

SEC. 602. TEMPORARY WORKER ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--For up to 5 years following the date on which 
benefits are first available under section 106(a), at least 1 percent 
of the national health budget shall be allocated to programs providing 
assistance to workers who perform functions in the administration of 
the health insurance system, or related functions within health care 
institutions or organizations, who may experience economic dislocation 
as a result of the implementation of this Act.
    (b) Clarification.--Assistance described in subparagraph (A) shall 
include wage replacement, retirement benefits, job training and 
placement, preferential hiring, and education benefits.

                   Subtitle B--Payments to Providers

SEC. 611. PAYMENTS TO INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS BASED ON GLOBAL BUDGETS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the beginning of each fiscal 
quarter during which an institutional provider of care (including 
hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and independent dialysis 
facilities) is to furnish items and services under this Act, the 
Secretary shall pay to such institutional provider a lump sum in 
accordance with the succeeding provisions of this subsection and 
consistent with the following:
            (1) Payment in full.--Such payment shall be considered as 
        payment in full for all operating expenses for items and 
        services furnished under this Act, whether inpatient or 
        outpatient, by such provider for such quarter, including 
        outpatient or any other care provided by the institutional 
        provider or provided by any health care provider who provided 
        items and services pursuant to an agreement paid through the 
        global budget as described in paragraph (3).
            (2) Quarterly review.--The regional director, on a 
        quarterly basis, shall review whether requirements of the 
        institutional provider's participation agreement and negotiated 
        global budget have been performed and shall determine whether 
        adjustments to such institutional provider's payment are 
        warranted. This review shall include consideration for 
        additional funding necessary for unanticipated items and 
        services for individuals with complex medical needs or market-
        shift adjustments related to patient volume, and an assessment 
        of any adjustments made to ensure that accuracy and need for 
        adjustment was appropriate.
            (3) Agreements for salaried payments for certain 
        providers.--Certain group practices and other health care 
        providers, as determined by the Secretary, with agreements to 
        provide items and services at a specified institutional 
        provider paid a global budget under this subsection may elect 
        to be paid through such institutional provider's global budget 
        in lieu of payment under section 612. Any--
                    (A) individual health care professional of such 
                group practice or other provider receiving payment 
                through an institutional provider's global budget shall 
                be paid on a salaried basis that is equivalent to 
                salaries or other compensation rates negotiated for 
                individual health care professionals of such 
                institutional provider; and
                    (B) any group practice or other health care 
                provider that receives payment through an institutional 
                provider global budget under this paragraph shall be 
                subject to the same reporting and disclosure 
                requirements of the institutional provider.
            (4) Interim adjustments.--The regional director shall 
        consider a petition for adjustment of any payment under this 
        section filed by an institutional provider at any time based on 
        the following:
                    (A) Factors that led to increased costs for the 
                institutional provider that can reasonably be 
                considered to be unanticipated and out of the control 
                of the institutional provider, such as--
                            (i) natural disasters;
                            (ii) public health emergencies including 
                        outbreaks of epidemics or infectious diseases;
                            (iii) unexpected facility or equipment 
                        repairs or purchases;
                            (iv) significant and unexpected increases 
                        in pharmaceutical or medical device prices; and
                            (v) unanticipated increases in complex or 
                        high-cost patients or care needs.
                    (B) Changes in Federal or State law that result in 
                a change in costs.
                    (C) Reasonable increases in labor costs, including 
                salaries and benefits, and changes in collective 
                bargaining agreements, prevailing wage, or local law.
    (b) Payment Amount.--
            (1) In general.--The amount of each payment to a provider 
        described in subsection (a) shall be determined before the 
        start of each calendar year through negotiations between the 
        provider and the regional director with jurisdiction over such 
        provider. Such amount shall be based on factors specified in 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Payment factors.--Payments negotiated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall take into account, with respect to a 
        provider--
                    (A) the historical volume of services provided for 
                each item and services in the previous 3-year period;
                    (B) the actual expenditures of such provider in 
                such provider's most recent cost report under title 
                XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et 
                seq.) for each item and service compared to--
                            (i) such expenditures for other 
                        institutional providers in the director's 
                        jurisdiction; and
                            (ii) normative payment rates established 
                        under comparative payment rate systems, 
                        including any adjustments, for such items and 
                        services;
                    (C) projected changes in the volume and type of 
                items and services to be furnished;
                    (D) wages for employees, including any necessary 
                increases to ensure mandatory minimum safe registered 
                nurse-to-patient ratios and optimal staffing levels for 
                physicians and other health care workers;
                    (E) the provider's maximum capacity to provide 
                items and services;
                    (F) education and prevention programs;
                    (G) permissible adjustment to the provider's 
                operating budget due to factors such as--
                            (i) an increase in primary or specialty 
                        care access;
                            (ii) efforts to decrease health care 
                        disparities in rural or medically underserved 
                        areas;
                            (iii) a response to emergent epidemic 
                        conditions;
                            (iv) an increase in complex or high-cost 
                        patients or care needs; or
                            (v) proposed new and innovative patient 
                        care programs at the institutional level;
                    (H) whether the provider is located in a high 
                social vulnerability index community, ZIP Code, or 
                census track, or is a minority-serving provider; and
                    (I) any other factor determined appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
            (3) Limitation.--Payment amounts negotiated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) may not--
                    (A) take into account capital expenditures of the 
                provider or any other expenditure not directly 
                associated with the provision of items and services by 
                the provider to an individual;
                    (B) be used by a provider for capital expenditures 
                or such other expenditures;
                    (C) exceed the provider's capacity to provide care 
                under this Act; or
                    (D) be used to pay or otherwise compensate any 
                board member, executive, or administrator of the 
                institutional provider who has any interest or 
                relationship prohibited under section 301(b)(2) or 
                disclosed under section 301.
            (4) Limitation on compensation.--Compensation costs for any 
        employee or any contractor or any subcontractor employee of an 
        institutional provider receiving global budgets under this 
        section shall meet the compensation cap established in section 
        702 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (41 U.S.C. 
        4304(a)(16)) and implementing regulations.
            (5) Regional negotiations permitted.--Subject to section 
        614, a regional director may negotiate changes to an 
        institutional provider's global budget, including any 
        adjustments to address unforeseen market shifts related to 
        patient volume.
    (c) Baseline Rates and Adjustments.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall use existing 
        prospective payment systems under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act to serve as the comparative payment rate system in 
        global budget negotiations described in subsection (b). The 
        Secretary shall update such comparative payment rate systems 
        annually.
            (2) Specifications.--In developing the comparative payment 
        rate system, the Secretary shall use only the operating base 
        payment rates under each such prospective payment systems with 
        applicable adjustments.
            (3) Limitation.--The comparative rate system established 
        under this subsection shall not include the value-based payment 
        adjustments and the capital expenses base payment rates that 
        may be included in such a prospective payment system.
            (4) Initial year.--In the first year that global budget 
        payments under this Act are available to institutional 
        providers and for purposes of selecting a comparative payment 
        rate system used during initial global budget negotiations for 
        each institutional provider, the Secretary shall take into 
        account the appropriate prospective payment system from the 
        most recent year under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
        to determine what operating base payment the institutional 
        provider would have been paid for covered items and services 
        furnished the preceding year with applicable adjustments, 
        including adjustments due to any public health emergencies in 
        the preceding year, and excluding value-based payment 
        adjustments, based on such prospective payment system.
    (d) Operating Expenses.--For purposes of this title, ``operating 
expenses'' of a provider include the following:
            (1) The cost of all items and services associated with the 
        provision of inpatient care and outpatient care, including the 
        following:
                    (A) Wages and salary costs for physicians, nurses, 
                and other health care practitioners employed by an 
                institutional provider, including mandatory minimum 
                safe registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and 
                optimal staffing levels for physicians and other 
                healthcare workers.
                    (B) Wages and salary costs for all ancillary staff 
                and services.
                    (C) Costs of all pharmaceutical products 
                administered by health care clinicians at the 
                institutional provider's facilities or through services 
                provided in accordance with State licensing laws or 
                regulations under which the institutional provider 
                operates.
                    (D) Costs for infectious disease response 
                preparedness, including maintenance of a 1-year or 365-
                day stockpile of personal protective equipment, 
                occupational testing and surveillance, medical services 
                for occupational infectious disease exposure, and 
                contact tracing.
                    (E) Purchasing and maintenance of medical devices, 
                supplies, and other health care technologies, including 
                diagnostic testing equipment.
                    (F) Costs of all incidental services necessary for 
                safe patient care and handling.
                    (G) Costs of patient care, education, and 
                prevention programs, including occupational health and 
                safety programs, public health programs, and necessary 
                staff to implement such programs, for the continued 
                education and health and safety of clinicians and other 
                individuals employed by the institutional provider.
            (2) Administrative costs for the institutional provider.

SEC. 612. PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS THROUGH FEE-FOR-SERVICE.

    (a) Medicare for All Fee Schedule.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, and in consultation with providers 
        and regional office directors, the Secretary shall establish 
        and annually update a national fee schedule that establishes 
        amounts for items and services payable under this Act, 
        furnished by--
                    (A) individual providers;
                    (B) providers in group practices who are not 
                receiving payments on a salaried basis described in 
                section 611(a)(3);
                    (C) providers of home- and community-based 
                services; and
                    (D) any other provider not described in section 
                611.
            (2) Amounts.--In establishing the fee schedule under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into account--
                    (A) the amounts payable for such items and services 
                under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and other 
                Federal health programs; and
                    (B) the expertise of providers and the value of 
                items and services furnished by such providers.
    (b) Leveraging Existing Medicare Payment Processes.--
            (1) Application of payment processes under title xviii.--
        Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Secretary 
        shall establish, and shall annually update by regulation, the 
        fee schedule under subsection (a) in a manner that is 
        documented, is transparent, allows for public comment, and, to 
        the greatest extent practicable, is consistent with processes 
        for determining, revising, and making payments for items and 
        services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), including the application of the 
        provisions of, and amendments made by, section 613.
            (2) Electronic billing.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        uniform national system for electronic billing for purposes of 
        making payments under this section.
    (c) Application of Current and Planned Payment Reforms.--To the 
extent the Secretary determines such application is necessary to ensure 
a smooth and fair transition, the Secretary may apply payment reform 
activities planned or implemented with respect to such title XVIII as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act, including demonstrations, 
waivers, or any other provider payment agreements, to benefits under 
this Act, provided that the Secretary sets forth a process for 
reviewing such applications and making such determinations that is 
reasonable, transparent, and documented, and allows for public comment.
    (d) Physician Practice Review Board.--Each director of a regional 
office, in consultation with representatives of physicians practicing 
in that region, shall establish and appoint a physician practice review 
board to assure quality, cost effectiveness, and fair reimbursements 
for physician-delivered items and services. The use of mechanisms that 
discriminate against people with disabilities is prohibited for use in 
any value or cost-effectiveness assessments.

SEC. 613. ACCURATE VALUATION OF SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PHYSICIAN 
              FEE SCHEDULE.

    (a) Standardized and Documented Review Process.--Section 1848(c)(2) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(P) Standardized and documented review process.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Not later than one year 
                        after the date of enactment of this 
                        subparagraph, the Secretary shall establish, 
                        document, and make publicly available, in 
                        consultation with the Office of Primary Health 
                        Care, a standardized process for reviewing the 
                        relative values of physicians' services under 
                        this paragraph.
                            ``(ii) Minimum requirements.--The 
                        standardized process shall include, at a 
                        minimum, methods and criteria for identifying 
                        services for review, prioritizing the review of 
                        services, reviewing stakeholder 
                        recommendations, and identifying additional 
                        resources to be considered during the review 
                        process.''.
    (b) Planned and Documented Use of Funds.--Section 1848(c)(2)(M) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1305w-4(c)(2)(M)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(x) Planned and documented use of 
                        funds.--For each fiscal year (beginning with 
                        the first fiscal year beginning on or after the 
                        date of enactment of this clause), the 
                        Secretary shall provide to Congress a written 
                        plan for using the funds provided under clause 
                        (ix) to collect and use information on 
                        physicians' services in the determination of 
                        relative values under this subparagraph.''.
    (c) Internal Tracking of Reviews.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
        proposed plan for systematically and internally tracking the 
        Secretary's review of the relative values of physicians' 
        services, such as by establishing an internal database, under 
        section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
        4(c)(2)), as amended by this section.
            (2) Minimum requirements.--The proposal shall include, at a 
        minimum, plans and a timeline for achieving the ability to 
        systematically and internally track the following:
                    (A) When, how, and by whom services are identified 
                for review.
                    (B) When services are reviewed or when new services 
                are added.
                    (C) The resources, evidence, data, and 
                recommendations used in reviews.
                    (D) When relative values are adjusted.
                    (E) The rationale for final relative value 
                decisions.
    (d) Frequency of Review.--Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``5'' and inserting 
        ``4''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (K)(i)(I), by striking ``periodically'' 
        and inserting ``annually''.
    (e) Consultation With Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1848(c)(2) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ``in 
                consultation with the Medicare Payment Advisory 
                Commission,'' after ``The Secretary,''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (K)(i)(I), as amended by 
                subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``, in coordination 
                with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission,'' after 
                ``annually''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1805 of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-6) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting the 
                following before the semicolon at the end: ``and 
                including coordinating with the Secretary in accordance 
                with section 1848(c)(2) to systematically review the 
                relative values established for physicians' services, 
                identify potentially misvalued services, and propose 
                adjustments to the relative values for physicians' 
                services''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e)(1), in the second sentence, 
                by inserting ``or the Ranking Minority Member'' after 
                ``the Chairman''.
    (f) Periodic Audit by the Comptroller General.--Section 1848(c)(2) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(c)(2)), as amended by 
subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(Q) Periodic audit by the comptroller general.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Comptroller General 
                        of the United States (in this subparagraph 
                        referred to as the `Comptroller General') shall 
                        periodically audit the review by the Secretary 
                        of relative values established under this 
                        paragraph for physicians' services.
                            ``(ii) Access to information.--The 
                        Comptroller General shall have unrestricted 
                        access to all deliberations, records, and data 
                        related to the activities carried out under 
                        this paragraph, in a timely manner, upon 
                        request.''.

SEC. 614. PAYMENTS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND APPROVED DEVICES AND 
              EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Negotiated Prices.--The prices to be paid for covered 
pharmaceutical products, medical supplies, and medically necessary 
assistive equipment shall be negotiated annually by the Secretary.
    (b) Prescription Drug Formulary.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        prescription drug formulary system, pursuant to the 
        requirements of section 202, which shall encourage best-
        practices in prescribing and discourage the use of ineffective, 
        dangerous, or excessively costly medications when better 
        alternatives are available.
            (2) Promotion of use of generics.--The formulary under this 
        subsection shall promote the use of generic medications to the 
        greatest extent possible.
            (3) Formulary updates and petition rights.--The formulary 
        under this subsection shall be updated frequently and 
        clinicians and patients may petition the Secretary to add new 
        pharmaceuticals or to remove ineffective or dangerous 
        medications from the formulary.
            (4) Use of off-formulary medications.--The Secretary shall 
        promulgate rules regarding the use of off-formulary medications 
        which allow for patient access but do not compromise the 
        formulary.

SEC. 615. PAYMENT PROHIBITIONS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; SPECIAL PROJECTS.

    (a) Prohibitions.--Payments to providers under this Act may not 
take into account, include any process for the provision of funding 
for, or be used by a provider for--
            (1) marketing of the provider;
            (2) the profit or net revenue of the provider, or 
        increasing the profit or net revenue of the provider;
            (3) any agreement or arrangement described in section 
        203(a)(4) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 
        of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 433(a)(4)); or
            (4) political or other contributions prohibited under 
        section 317 of the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
        U.S.C. 30119(a)(1)).
    (b) Payments for Capital Expenditures.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall pay, from amounts made 
        available for capital expenditures pursuant to section 
        601(a)(2)(B), such sums determined appropriate by the Secretary 
        to providers who have submitted an application to the regional 
        director of the region or regions in which the provider 
        operates or seeks to operate in a time and manner specified by 
        the Secretary for purposes of funding capital expenditures of 
        such providers.
            (2) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize allocation of 
        funding under paragraph (1) to projects that propose to use 
        such funds to improve service in a medically underserved area 
        (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(b)(3))) or to address health disparities, 
        including racial, ethnic, national origin, primary language 
        use, age, disability, sex (including gender identity and sexual 
        orientation), geography, or socioeconomic health disparities.
            (3) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not grant funding for 
        capital expenditures under this subsection for capital projects 
        that are financed directly or indirectly through the diversion 
        of private or other non-Medicare for All Program funding that 
        results in reductions in care to patients, including reductions 
        in registered nursing staffing patterns and changes in 
        emergency room or primary care services or availability.
            (4) Capital assets not funded by the medicare for all 
        program.--Operating expenses and funds shall not be used by an 
        institutional provider receiving payment for capital 
        expenditures under this subsection for a capital asset that was 
        not funded by the Medicare for All Program without the approval 
        of the regional director or directors of the region or regions 
        where the capital asset is located.
    (c) Prohibition Against Co-Mingling Operating and Capital Funds.--
Providers that receive payment under this title shall be prohibited 
from using, with respect to funds made available under this Act--
            (1) funds designated for operating expenditures for capital 
        expenditures or for profit; or
            (2) funds designated for capital expenditures for operating 
        expenditures.
    (d) Payments for Special Projects.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate to each 
        regional director, from amounts made available for special 
        projects pursuant to section 601(a)(2)(C), such sums determined 
        appropriate by the Secretary for purposes of funding projects 
        described in such section, including the construction, 
        renovation, or staffing of health care facilities in rural, 
        underserved, or health professional or medical shortage areas 
        within such region and to address health disparities, including 
        racial, ethnic, national origin, primary language use, age, 
        disability, sex, including gender identity and sexual 
        orientation, geography, or socioeconomic health disparities. 
        Each regional director shall, prior to distributing such funds 
        in accordance with paragraph (2), present a budget describing 
        how such funds will be distributed to the Secretary.
            (2) Distribution.--A regional director shall distribute 
        funds to providers operating in the region of such director's 
        jurisdiction in a manner determined appropriate by the 
        director.
    (e) Prohibition on Financial Incentive Metrics in Payment 
Determinations.--The Secretary may not utilize any quality metrics or 
standards for the purposes of establishing provider payment 
methodologies, programs, modifiers, or adjustments for provider 
payments under this title.

SEC. 616. OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY.

    Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1712. OFFICE OF HEALTH EQUITY.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established, in the Office of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, an Office of Health Equity, to 
be headed by a Director, to ensure coordination and collaboration 
across the programs and activities of the Department of Health and 
Human Services with respect to ensuring health equity.
    ``(b) Monitoring, Tracking, and Availability of Data.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        Director of the Office of Health Equity shall monitor, track, 
        and make publicly available data on--
                    ``(A) the disproportionate burden of disease and 
                death among people of color, disaggregated by race, 
                major ethnic group, Tribal affiliation, national 
                origin, primary language use, English proficiency 
                status, immigration status, length of stay in the 
                United States, age, disability, sex (including gender 
                identity and sexual orientation), incarceration, 
                homelessness, geography, and socioeconomic status;
                    ``(B) barriers to health, including such barriers 
                relating to income, education, housing, food insecurity 
                (including availability, access, utilization, and 
                stability), employment status, working conditions, and 
                conditions related to the physical environment 
                (including pollutants and population density);
                    ``(C) barriers to health care access, including--
                            ``(i) lack of trust and awareness;
                            ``(ii) lack of transportation;
                            ``(iii) geography;
                            ``(iv) hospital and service closures;
                            ``(v) lack of health care infrastructure 
                        and facilities; and
                            ``(vi) lack of health care professional 
                        staffing and recruitment;
                    ``(D) disparities in quality of care received, 
                including discrimination in health care settings and 
                the use of racially biased practice guidelines and 
                algorithms; and
                    ``(E) disparities in utilization of care.
            ``(2) Analysis of cross-sectional information.--The 
        Director of the Office of Health Equity shall ensure that the 
        data collection and reporting process under paragraph (1) 
        allows for the analysis of cross-sectional information on 
        people's identities.
    ``(c) Policies.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of 
the Office of Health Equity shall develop, coordinate, and promote 
policies that enhance health equity, including by--
            ``(1) providing recommendations on--
                    ``(A) cultural competence, implicit bias, and 
                ethics training with respect to health care workers;
                    ``(B) increasing diversity in the health care 
                workforce; and
                    ``(C) ensuring sufficient health care professionals 
                and facilities; and
            ``(2) ensuring adequate public health funding at the local 
        and State levels to address health disparities.
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director 
of the Office of Health Equity, in coordination with the Director of 
the Indian Health Service, shall consult with Indian Tribes and with 
Urban Indian organizations on data collection, reporting, and 
implementation of policies.
    ``(e) Annual Report.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director 
of the Office of Health Equity shall develop and publish an annual 
report on--
            ``(1) statistics collected by the Office;
            ``(2) proposed evidence-based solutions to mitigate health 
        inequities; and
            ``(3) health care professional staffing levels and access 
        to facilities.
    ``(f) Centralized Electronic Repository.--In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Health Equity shall--
            ``(1) establish and maintain a centralized electronic 
        repository to incorporate data collected across Federal 
        departments and agencies on race, ethnicity, Tribal 
        affiliation, national origin, primary language use, English 
        proficiency status, immigration status, length of stay in the 
        United States, age, disability, sex (including gender identity 
        and sexual orientation), incarceration, homelessness, 
        geography, and socioeconomic status; and
            ``(2) make such data available for public use and analysis.
    ``(g) Privacy.--Notwithstanding any other Federal or State law, no 
Federal or State official or employee or other entity shall disclose, 
or use, for any law enforcement or immigration purpose, any personally 
identifiable information (including with respect to an individual's 
religious beliefs, practices, or affiliation, national origin, 
ethnicity, or immigration status) that is collected or maintained 
pursuant to this section.''.

SEC. 617. OFFICE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

    Title XVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u et 
seq.), as amended by section 616, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 1713. OFFICE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

    ``(a) In General.--There is established, in the Office of Health 
Equity established under section 1712, an Office of Primary Health 
Care, to be headed by a Director, to ensure coordination and 
collaboration across the programs and activities of the Department of 
Health and Human Services with respect to increasing access to high-
quality primary health care, particularly in underserved areas and for 
underserved populations.
    ``(b) National Goals.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Primary Health 
Care shall publish national goals--
            ``(1) to increase access to high-quality primary health 
        care, particularly in underserved areas and for underserved 
        populations; and
            ``(2) to address health disparities, including with respect 
        to race, ethnicity, national origin (disaggregated by major 
        ethnic group and Tribal affiliation), primary language use, 
        English proficiency status, immigration status, length of stay 
        in the United States, age, disability, sex (including gender 
        identity and sexual orientation), incarceration, homelessness, 
        geography, and socioeconomic status.
    ``(c) Other Responsibilities.--In carrying out subsections (a) and 
(b), the Director of the Office of Primary Health Care shall--
            ``(1) coordinate, in consultation with the Secretary, 
        health professional education policies and goals to achieve the 
        national goals published pursuant to subsection (b);
            ``(2) develop and maintain a system to monitor the number 
        and specialties of individuals pursuing careers in, or 
        practicing, primary health care through their health 
        professional education, any postgraduate training, and 
        professional practice;
            ``(3) develop, coordinate, and promote policies that expand 
        the number of primary health care practitioners including 
        primary medical, dental, and behavioral health care providers, 
        registered nurses, and other mid-level practitioners;
            ``(4) recommend appropriate workforce training, technical 
        assistance, and patient protection enhancements for primary 
        health care practitioners, including registered nurses, to 
        achieve uniform high quality and patient safety;
            ``(5) provide recommendations on targeted programs and 
        resources for federally qualified health centers, community 
        health centers, rural health centers, behavioral health 
        clinics, and other community-based organizations;
            ``(6) provide recommendations for broader patient referral 
        to additional resources, not limited to health care, and 
        collaboration with other organizations and sectors that 
        influence health outcomes; and
            ``(7) consult with the Secretary on the allocation of the 
        special projects budget under section 601(a)(2)(C) of the 
        Medicare for All Act of 2022.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed--
            ``(1) to preempt any provision of State law establishing 
        practice standards or guidelines for health care professionals, 
        including professional licensing or practice laws or 
        regulations; or
            ``(2) to require that any State impose additional 
        educational standards or guidelines for health care 
        professionals.''.

                TITLE VII--UNIVERSAL MEDICARE TRUST FUND

SEC. 701. UNIVERSAL MEDICARE TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--There is hereby created on the books of the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Universal 
Medicare Trust Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Trust 
Fund''). The Trust Fund shall consist of such gifts and bequests as may 
be made and such amounts as may be deposited in, or appropriated to, 
such Trust Fund as provided in this Act.
    (b) Appropriations Into Trust Fund.--
            (1) Taxes.--There are appropriated to the Trust Fund for 
        each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year which includes 
        the date on which benefits are first available under section 
        106(a), out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise 
        appropriated, amounts equivalent to 100 percent of the net 
        increase in revenues to the Treasury which is attributable to 
        the amendments made by sections 801 and 902. The amounts 
        appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be transferred 
        from time to time (but not less frequently than monthly) from 
        the general fund in the Treasury to the Trust Fund, such 
        amounts to be determined on the basis of estimates by the 
        Secretary of the Treasury of the taxes paid to or deposited 
        into the Treasury, and proper adjustments shall be made in 
        amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates 
        were in excess of or were less than the amounts that should 
        have been so transferred.
            (2) Current program receipts.--
                    (A) Initial year.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, there is hereby appropriated to the 
                Trust Fund for the first fiscal year beginning at least 
                one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                an amount equal to the aggregate amount appropriated 
                for the preceding fiscal year for the following 
                (increased by the consumer price index for all urban 
                consumers for the fiscal year involved):
                            (i) The Medicare program under title XVIII 
                        of the Social Security Act (other than amounts 
                        attributable to any premiums under such title).
                            (ii) The Medicaid program under State plans 
                        approved under title XIX of such Act.
                            (iii) The Federal Employees Health Benefits 
                        program, under chapter 89 of title 5, United 
                        States Code.
                            (iv) The maternal and child health program 
                        (under title V of the Social Security Act), 
                        vocational rehabilitation programs, programs 
                        for drug abuse and mental health services under 
                        the Public Health Service Act, programs 
                        providing general hospital or medical 
                        assistance, and any other Federal program 
                        identified by the Secretary, in consultation 
                        with the Secretary of the Treasury, to the 
                        extent the programs provide for payment for 
                        health services the payment of which may be 
                        made under this Act.
                    (B) Subsequent years.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, there is appropriated to the Trust 
                Fund for each fiscal year following the fiscal year in 
                which the appropriation is made under subparagraph (A), 
                an amount equal to the amount appropriated to the Trust 
                Fund for the previous year, adjusted for reductions in 
                costs resulting from the implementation of this Act, 
                changes in the consumer price index for all urban 
                consumers for the fiscal year involved, and other 
                factors determined appropriate by the Secretary.
            (3) Restrictions shall not apply.--Any other provision of 
        law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act restricting 
        the use of Federal funds for any reproductive health service 
        shall not apply to monies in the Trust Fund.
    (c) Incorporation of Provisions.--The provisions of subsections (b) 
through (i) of section 1817 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395i) shall apply to the Trust Fund under this section in the same 
manner as such provisions applied to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
Trust Fund under such section 1817, except that, for purposes of 
applying such subsections to this section, the ``Board of Trustees of 
the Trust Fund'' shall mean the ``Secretary''.
    (d) Transfer of Funds.--Any amounts remaining in the Federal 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund under section 1817 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i) or the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
Trust Fund under section 1841 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t) after the 
payment of claims for items and services furnished under title XVIII of 
such Act have been completed, shall be transferred into the Universal 
Medicare Trust Fund under this section.

  TITLE VIII--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME 
                          SECURITY ACT OF 1974

SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DUPLICATIVE OF BENEFITS 
              UNDER THE MEDICARE FOR ALL PROGRAM; COORDINATION IN CASE 
              OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 523. PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS DUPLICATIVE OF MEDICARE 
              FOR ALL PROGRAM BENEFITS; COORDINATION IN CASE OF 
              WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), no employee benefit 
plan may provide benefits that duplicate payment for any items or 
services for which payment may be made under the Medicare for All Act 
of 2022.
    ``(b) Reimbursement.--Each workers compensation carrier that is 
liable for payment for workers compensation services furnished in a 
State shall reimburse the Medicare for All Program for the cost of such 
services.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this subsection--
            ``(1) the term `workers compensation carrier' means an 
        insurance company that underwrite workers compensation medical 
        benefits with respect to one or more employers and includes an 
        employer or fund that is financially at risk for the provision 
        of workers compensation medical benefits;
            ``(2) the term `workers compensation medical benefits' 
        means, with respect to an enrollee who is an employee subject 
        to the workers compensation laws of a State, the comprehensive 
        medical benefits for work-related injuries and illnesses 
        provided for under such laws with respect to such an employee; 
        and
            ``(3) the term `workers compensation services' means items 
        and services included in workers compensation medical benefits 
        and includes items and services (including rehabilitation 
        services and long-term care services) commonly used for 
        treatment of work-related injuries and illnesses.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(b) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1003(b)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: ``Paragraph (3) shall apply subject to section 
523(b) (relating to reimbursement of the Medicare for All Program by 
workers compensation carriers).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 522 the 
following new item:

``Sec. 523. Prohibition of employee benefits duplicative of Medicare 
                            for All Program benefits; coordination in 
                            case of workers' compensation.''.

SEC. 802. REPEAL OF CONTINUATION COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS UNDER ERISA AND 
              CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO GROUP HEALTH 
              PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.) is 
repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 502(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(a)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (7); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10) 
                as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
            (2) Section 502(c)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(1)) is 
        amended by striking ``paragraph (1) or (4) of section 606,''.
            (3) Section 514(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1144(b)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``section 
                206(d)(3)(B)(i)),''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (8).
            (4) The table of contents in section 1 of the Employee 
        Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by striking 
        the items relating to part 6 of subtitle B of title I of such 
        Act.

SEC. 803. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TITLE.

    The provisions of and amendments made by this title shall take 
effect on the date on which benefits are first available under section 
106(a).

               TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

SEC. 901. RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    (a) Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance 
Program (SCHIP).--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)--
                    (A) no benefits shall be available under title 
                XVIII of the Social Security Act for any item or 
                service furnished beginning on or after the date on 
                which benefits are first available under section 
                106(a);
                    (B) no individual is entitled to medical assistance 
                under a State plan approved under title XIX of such Act 
                for any item or service furnished on or after such 
                date;
                    (C) no individual is entitled to medical assistance 
                under a State child health plan under title XXI of such 
                Act for any item or service furnished on or after such 
                date; and
                    (D) no payment shall be made to a State under 
                section 1903(a) or 2105(a) of such Act with respect to 
                medical assistance or child health assistance for any 
                item or service furnished on or after such date.
            (2) Transition.--In the case of inpatient hospital services 
        and extended care services during a continuous period of stay 
        which began before the date on which benefits are first 
        available under section 106(a), and which had not ended as of 
        such date, for which benefits are provided under title XVIII of 
        the Social Security Act, under a State plan under title XIX of 
        such Act, or under a State child health plan under title XXI of 
        such Act, the Secretary shall provide for continuation of 
        benefits under such title or plan until the end of the period 
        of stay.
            (3) Continued coverage of long-term care and other certain 
        services under medicaid.--
                    (A) In general.--This subsection shall not apply to 
                entitlement to medical assistance provided under title 
                XIX of the Social Security Act for--
                            (i) institutional long-term care services 
                        (as defined in section 1948(b) of such Act); or
                            (ii) any other service for which benefits 
                        are not available under this Act and which is 
                        furnished under a State plan under title XIX of 
                        the Social Security Act which provided for 
                        medical assistance for such service on January 
                        1, 2022.
                    (B) Coordination between secretary and states.--The 
                Secretary shall coordinate with the directors of State 
                agencies responsible for administering State plans 
                under title XIX of the Social Security Act to--
                            (i) identify services described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to each State 
                        plan; and
                            (ii) ensure that such services continue to 
                        be made available under such plan.
                    (C) State maintenance of effort requirement.--With 
                respect to any service described in subparagraph 
                (A)(ii) that is made available under a State plan under 
                title XIX of the Social Security Act, the maintenance 
                of effort requirements described in section 1948(c) of 
                such Act (related to eligibility standards and required 
                expenditures) shall apply to such service in the same 
                manner that such requirements apply to institutional 
                long-term care services (as defined in section 1948(b) 
                of such Act).
    (b) Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.--No benefits shall 
be made available under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code with 
respect to items and services furnished to any individual eligible to 
enroll under this Act.
    (c) Treatment of Benefits for Veterans and Native Americans.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall affect the 
        eligibility of veterans for the medical benefits and services 
        provided under title 38, United States Code, the eligibility of 
        individuals for TRICARE medical benefits and services provided 
        under sections 1079 and 1086 of title 10, United States Code, 
        or of Indians for the medical benefits and services provided by 
        or through the Indian Health Service.
            (2) Reevaluation.--No reevaluation of the Indian Health 
        Service shall be undertaken without consultation with Tribal 
        leaders and stakeholders.

SEC. 902. SUNSET OF PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE STATE EXCHANGES.

    Effective on the date on which benefits are first available under 
section 106(a), the Federal and State Exchanges established pursuant to 
title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 
111-148) shall terminate, and any other provision of law that relies 
upon participation in or enrollment through such an Exchange, including 
such provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall cease to 
have force or effect.

                TITLE X--TRANSITION TO MEDICARE FOR ALL

                  Subtitle A--Improvements to Medicare

SEC. 1001. PROTECTING MEDICARE FEE-FOR-SERVICE BENEFICIARIES FROM HIGH 
              OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS.

    (a) Protection Against High Out-of-Pocket Expenditures.--Title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

          ``protection against high out-of-pocket expenditures

    ``Sec. 1899C.  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this title, in the case of an individual entitled to, or enrolled 
for, benefits under part A or enrolled in part B, if the amount of the 
out-of-pocket cost-sharing of such individual for a year (effective the 
year beginning January 1 of the year following the date of enactment of 
the Medicare for All Act of 2022) equals or exceeds $1,500, the 
individual shall not be responsible for additional out-of-pocket cost-
sharing that occurred during that year.
    ``(b) Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing Defined.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in 
        this section, the term `out-of-pocket cost-sharing' means, with 
        respect to an individual, the amount of the expenses incurred 
        by the individual that are attributable to--
                    ``(A) coinsurance and copayments applicable under 
                part A or B; or
                    ``(B) for items and services that would have 
                otherwise been covered under part A or B but for the 
                exhaustion of those benefits.
            ``(2) Certain costs not included.--
                    ``(A) Non-covered items and services.--Expenses 
                incurred for items and services which are not included 
                (or treated as being included) under part A or B shall 
                not be considered incurred expenses for purposes of 
                determining out-of-pocket cost-sharing under paragraph 
                (1).
                    ``(B) Items and services not furnished on an 
                assignment-related basis.--If an item or service is 
                furnished to an individual under this title and is not 
                furnished on an assignment-related basis, any 
                additional expenses the individual incurs above the 
                amount the individual would have incurred if the item 
                or service was furnished on an assignment-related basis 
                shall not be considered incurred expenses for purposes 
                of determining out-of-pocket cost-sharing under 
                paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Source of payment.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the Secretary shall consider expenses to be incurred by the 
        individual without regard to whether the individual or another 
        person, including a State program or other third-party 
        coverage, has paid for such expenses.''.
    (b) Elimination of Parts A and B Deductibles.--
            (1) Part a.--Section 1813(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395e(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(4) For each year (beginning January 1 of the year following the 
date of enactment of the Medicare for All Act of 2022), the inpatient 
hospital deductible for the year shall be $0.''.
            (2) Part b.--Section 1833(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended, in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``and for a subsequent year'' and 
                inserting ``for each of 2006 through the year that 
                includes the date of enactment of the Medicare for All 
                Act of 2022''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and $0 for each year 
                subsequent year'' after ``$1)''.

SEC. 1002. REDUCING MEDICARE PART D ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET THRESHOLD AND 
              ELIMINATING COST-SHARING ABOVE THAT THRESHOLD.

    (a) Reduction.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``For purposes'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to clause (iii), for purposes''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Reduction in threshold during 
                        transition period.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--Subject to 
                                subclause (II), for plan years 
                                beginning on or after January 1 
                                following the date of enactment of the 
                                Medicare for All Act of 2022 and before 
                                January 1 of the year that is 4 years 
                                following such date of enactment, 
                                notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii), 
                                the `annual out-of-pocket threshold' 
                                specified in this subparagraph is equal 
                                to $305.
                                    ``(II) Authority to exempt brand-
                                name drugs if generic available.--In 
                                applying subclause (I), the Secretary 
                                may exempt costs incurred for a covered 
                                part D drug that is an applicable drug 
                                under section 1860D-14A(g)(2) if the 
                                Secretary determines that a generic 
                                version of that drug is available.''.
    (b) Elimination of Cost-Sharing.--Section 1860D-2(b)(4)(A) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(b)(4)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as 
                items (aa) and (bb), respectively;
                    (B) by striking ``subparagraph (B), with cost-
                sharing'' and inserting the following: ``subparagraph 
                (B)--
                                    ``(I) for plan years 2006 through 
                                the plan year ending December 31 
                                following the date of enactment of the 
                                Medicare for All Act of 2022, with 
                                cost-sharing'';
                    (C) in item (bb), as redesignated by subparagraph 
                (A), by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following new 
                subclause:
                                    ``(II) for the plan year beginning 
                                January 1 following the date of 
                                enactment of the Medicare for All Act 
                                of 2022 and the two subsequent plan 
                                years, without any cost-sharing.''; and
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``clause (i)(I)'' and inserting 
                ``clause (i)(I)(aa)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``The Secretary shall continue to calculate 
                the dollar amounts specified in clause (i)(I)(aa), 
                including with the adjustment under this clause, after 
                plan year 2018 for purposes of 1860D-
                14(a)(1)(D)(iii).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments to Low-Income Subsidy.--Section 1860D-
14(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking ``1860D-
                2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)'' and inserting ``1860D-
                2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (E)--
                            (i) in the heading, by inserting ``prior to 
                        the elimination of such cost-sharing for all 
                        individuals'' after ``threshold''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``The elimination'' and 
                        inserting ``For plan years 2006 through the 
                        plan year ending December 31 following the date 
                        of enactment of the Medicare for All Act of 
                        2022, the elimination''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(E)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``prior to the 
                elimination of such cost-sharing for all individuals'' 
                after ``threshold'';
                    (B) by striking ``Subject to'' and inserting ``For 
                plan years 2006 through the plan year ending December 
                31 following the date of enactment of the Medicare for 
                All Act of 2022, subject to''; and
                    (C) by striking ``1860D-2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)'' and 
                inserting ``1860D-2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)''.

SEC. 1003. EXPANDING MEDICARE TO COVER DENTAL AND VISION SERVICES AND 
              HEARING AIDS AND EXAMINATIONS UNDER PART B.

    (a) Dental Services.--
            (1) Removal of exclusion from coverage.--Section 1862(a) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended by 
        striking paragraph (12).
            (2) Coverage.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
                            (i) in subparagraph (GG), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following 
                        new subparagraph:
            ``(II) dental services;''.
                    (B) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' before ``(DD)''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting before the semicolon at 
                        the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect 
                        to dental services described in section 
                        1861(s)(2)(II), the amount paid shall be an 
                        amount equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the 
                        actual charge for the services or the amount 
                        determined under the fee schedule established 
                        under section 1848(b).''.
                    (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by this 
                subsection shall apply to items and services furnished 
                on or after January 1 following the date of the 
                enactment of this Act.
    (b) Vision Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (HH), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (II), by inserting ``and'' at 
                the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
            ``(JJ) vision services;''.
            (2) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' before ``(EE)''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following: ``, and (FF) with respect to vision 
                services described in section 1861(s)(2)(JJ), the 
                amount paid shall be an amount equal to 80 percent of 
                the lesser of the actual charge for the services or the 
                amount determined under the fee schedule established 
                under section 1848(b).''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 
        1 following the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Hearing Aids and Examinations Therefor.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1862(a)(7) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``hearing 
        aids or examinations therefor,''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
        shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 
        1 following the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1004. ELIMINATING THE 24-MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR MEDICARE 
              COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 226(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 426(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``, and has for 24 
        calendar months been entitled to,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``, and has been for 
        not less than 24 months,'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ``, including the 
        requirement that he has been entitled to the specified benefits 
        for 24 months,'';
            (4) in the first sentence, by striking ``for each month 
        beginning with the later of (I) July 1973 or (II) the twenty-
        fifth month of his entitlement or status as a qualified 
        railroad retirement beneficiary described in paragraph (2), 
        and'' and inserting ``for each month for which the individual 
        meets the requirements of paragraph (2), beginning with the 
        month following the month in which the individual meets the 
        requirements of such paragraph, and''; and
            (5) in the second sentence, by striking ``the `twenty-fifth 
        month of his entitlement''' and all that follows through 
        ``paragraph (2)(C) and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 226.--Section 226 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 426) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (e)(1)(B), (f), and 
                (h); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (g) and (i) as 
                subsections (f) and (g), respectively.
            (2) Medicare description.--Section 1811(2) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c(2)) is amended by striking ``have 
        been entitled for not less than 24 months'' and inserting ``are 
        entitled''.
            (3) Medicare coverage.--Section 1837(g)(1) of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(g)(1)) is amended by striking 
        ``25th month of'' and inserting ``month following the first 
        month of''.
            (4) Railroad retirement system.--Section 7(d)(2)(ii) of the 
        Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231f(d)(2)(ii)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``has been entitled to an annuity'' 
                and inserting ``is entitled to an annuity'';
                    (B) by striking ``, for not less than 24 months''; 
                and
                    (C) by striking ``could have been entitled for 24 
                calendar months, and''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to insurance benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act with respect to items and services furnished in months beginning 
after December 1 following the date of enactment of this Act, and 
before January 1 of the year that is 4 years after such date of 
enactment.

SEC. 1005. GUARANTEED ISSUE OF MEDIGAP POLICIES.

    Section 1882 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(aa) Guaranteed Issue for All Medigap-Eligible Medicare 
Beneficiaries.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(D) of 
subsection (s) or any other provision of this section, on or after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, the issuer of a Medicare 
supplemental policy may not deny or condition the issuance or 
effectiveness of a Medicare supplemental policy, or discriminate in the 
pricing of the policy, because of health status, claims experience, 
receipt of health care, or medical condition in the case of any 
individual entitled to, or enrolled for, benefits under part A and 
enrolled for benefits under part B.''.

   Subtitle B--Temporary Medicare Buy-In Option and Temporary Public 
                                 Option

SEC. 1011. LOWERING THE MEDICARE AGE.

    (a) In General.--Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395c et seq.), as amended by section 1001, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:

       ``temporary medicare buy-in option for certain individuals

    ``Sec. 1899E.  (a) No Effect on Other Benefits for Individuals 
Otherwise Eligible or on Trust Funds.--The Secretary shall implement 
the provisions of this section in such a manner to ensure that such 
provisions--
            ``(1) have no effect on the benefits under this title for 
        individuals who are entitled to, or enrolled for, such benefits 
        other than through this section; and
            ``(2) have no negative impact on the Federal Hospital 
        Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplementary Medical 
        Insurance Trust Fund (including the Medicare Prescription Drug 
        Account within such Trust Fund).
    ``(b) Option.--
            ``(1) In general.--Every individual who meets the 
        requirements described in paragraph (3) shall be eligible to 
        enroll under this section.
            ``(2) Part a, b, and d benefits.--An individual enrolled 
        under this section is entitled to the same benefits (and shall 
        receive the same protections) under this title as an individual 
        who is entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under 
        parts B and D, including the ability to enroll in a private 
        plan that provides qualified prescription drug coverage.
            ``(3) Requirements for eligibility.--The requirements 
        described in this paragraph are the following:
                    ``(A) The individual is a resident of the United 
                States.
                    ``(B) The individual is--
                            ``(i) a citizen or national of the United 
                        States; or
                            ``(ii) an alien lawfully admitted for 
                        permanent residence.
                    ``(C) The individual is not otherwise entitled to 
                benefits under part A or eligible to enroll under part 
                A or part B.
                    ``(D) The individual has attained the applicable 
                years of age but has not attained 65 years of age.
            ``(4) Applicable years of age defined.--For purposes of 
        this section, the term `applicable years of age' means--
                    ``(A) effective January 1 of the first year 
                following the date of enactment of the Medicare for All 
                Act of 2022, the age of 55;
                    ``(B) effective January 1 of the second year 
                following such date of enactment, the age of 45; and
                    ``(C) effective January 1 of the third year 
                following such date of enactment, the age of 35.
    ``(c) Enrollment; Coverage.--The Secretary shall establish 
enrollment periods and coverage under this section consistent with the 
principles for establishment of enrollment periods and coverage for 
individuals under other provisions of this title. The Secretary shall 
establish such periods so that coverage under this section shall first 
begin on January 1 of the year on which an individual first becomes 
eligible to enroll under this section.
    ``(d) Premium.--
            ``(1) Amount of monthly premiums.--The Secretary shall, 
        during September of each year (beginning with the first 
        September following the date of enactment of the Medicare for 
        All Act of 2022), determine a monthly premium for all 
        individuals enrolled under this section. Such monthly premium 
        shall be equal to \1/12\ of the annual premium computed under 
        paragraph (2)(B), which shall apply with respect to coverage 
        provided under this section for any month in the succeeding 
        year.
            ``(2) Annual premium.--
                    ``(A) Combined per capita average for all medicare 
                benefits.--The Secretary shall estimate the average, 
                annual per capita amount for benefits and 
                administrative expenses that will be payable under 
                parts A, B, and D in the year for all individuals 
                enrolled under this section.
                    ``(B) Annual premium.--The annual premium under 
                this subsection for months in a year is equal to the 
                average, annual per capita amount estimated under 
                subparagraph (A) for the year.
            ``(3) Increased premium for complementary plans.--Nothing 
        in this section shall preclude an individual from choosing a 
        prescription drug plan or other complementary plans which 
        requires the individual to pay an additional amount (because of 
        supplemental benefits or because it is a more expensive plan). 
        In such case the individual would be responsible for the 
        increased monthly premium.
    ``(e) Payment of Premiums.--
            ``(1) In general.--Premiums for enrollment under this 
        section shall be paid to the Secretary at such times, and in 
        such manner, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            ``(2) Deposit.--Amounts collected by the Secretary under 
        this section shall be deposited in the Federal Hospital 
        Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical 
        Insurance Trust Fund (including the Medicare Prescription Drug 
        Account within such Trust Fund) in such proportion as the 
        Secretary determines appropriate.
    ``(f) Not Eligible for Medicare Cost-Sharing Assistance.--An 
individual enrolled under this section shall not be treated as enrolled 
under any part of this title for purposes of obtaining medical 
assistance for Medicare cost-sharing or otherwise under title XIX.
    ``(g) Treatment in Relation to the Affordable Care Act.--
            ``(1) Satisfaction of individual mandate.--For purposes of 
        applying section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
        the coverage provided under this section constitutes minimum 
        essential coverage under subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) of such 
        section 5000A.
            ``(2) Eligibility for premium assistance.--Coverage 
        provided under this section--
                    ``(A) shall be treated as coverage under a 
                qualified health plan in the individual market enrolled 
                in through the Exchange where the individual resides 
                for all purposes of section 36B of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 other than subsection (c)(2)(B) thereof; 
                and
                    ``(B) shall not be treated as eligibility for other 
                minimum essential coverage for purposes of subsection 
                (c)(2)(B) of such section 36B.
        The Secretary shall determine the applicable second lowest cost 
        silver plan which shall apply to coverage under this section 
        for purposes of section 36B of such Code.
            ``(3) Eligibility for cost-sharing subsidies.--For purposes 
        of applying section 1402 of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071)--
                    ``(A) coverage provided under this section shall be 
                treated as coverage under a qualified health plan in 
                the silver level of coverage in the individual market 
                offered through an Exchange; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall be treated as the issuer 
                of such plan.
    ``(h) Consultation.--In promulgating regulations to implement this 
section, the Secretary shall consult with interested parties, including 
groups representing beneficiaries, health care providers, employers, 
and insurance companies.''.

SEC. 1012. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MEDICARE TRANSITION PLAN.

    (a) In General.--To carry out the purpose of this section, for plan 
years beginning with the first plan year that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act and ending with the date on which benefits are 
first available under section 106(a), the Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (referred to in 
this section as the ``Administrator''), shall establish, and provide 
for the offering through the Exchanges, of a public health plan (in 
this Act referred to as the ``Medicare Transition plan'') that provides 
affordable, high-quality health benefits coverage throughout the United 
States.
    (b) Administrating the Medicare Transition.--
            (1) Administrator.--The Administrator shall administer the 
        Medicare Transition plan in accordance with this section.
            (2) Application of aca requirements.--Consistent with this 
        section, the Medicare Transition plan shall comply with 
        requirements under title I of the Patient Protection and 
        Affordable Care Act (and the amendments made by that title) and 
        title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg 
        et seq.) that are applicable to qualified health plans offered 
        through the Exchanges, subject to the limitation under 
        subsection (e)(2).
            (3) Offering through exchanges.--The Medicare Transition 
        plan shall be made available only through the Exchanges, and 
        shall be available to individuals wishing to enroll and to 
        qualified employers (as defined in section 1312(f)(2) of the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032)) 
        who wish to make such plan available to their employees.
            (4) Eligibility to purchase.--Any United States resident 
        may enroll in the Medicare Transition plan.
    (c) Benefits; Actuarial Value.--In carrying out this section, the 
Administrator shall ensure that the Medicare Transition plan provides--
            (1) coverage for the benefits required to be covered under 
        title II; and
            (2) coverage of benefits that are actuarially equivalent to 
        90 percent of the full actuarial value of the benefits provided 
        under the plan.
    (d) Providers and Reimbursement Rates.--
            (1) In general.--With respect to the reimbursement provided 
        to health care providers for covered benefits, as described in 
        section 201, provided under the Medicare Transition plan, the 
        Administrator shall reimburse such providers at rates 
        determined for equivalent items and services under the original 
        Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B of title 
        XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.). For 
        items and services covered under the Medicare Transition plan 
        but not covered under such parts A and B, the Administrator 
        shall reimburse providers at rates set by the Administrator in 
        a manner consistent with the manner in which rates for other 
        items and services were set under the original Medicare fee-
        for-service program.
            (2) Prescription drugs.--Any payment rate under this 
        subsection for a prescription drug shall be at a rate 
        negotiated by the Administrator with the manufacturer of the 
        drug. If the Administrator is unable to reach a negotiated 
        agreement on such a reimbursement rate, the Administrator shall 
        establish the rate at an amount equal to the lesser of--
                    (A) the price paid by the Secretary of Veterans 
                Affairs to procure the drug under the laws administered 
                by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
                    (B) the price paid to procure the drug under 
                section 8126 of title 38, United States Code; or
                    (C) the best price determined under section 
                1927(c)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396r-8(c)(1)(C)) for the drug.
            (3) Participating providers.--
                    (A) In general.--A health care provider that is a 
                participating provider of services or supplier under 
                the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
                Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or under a State 
                Medicaid plan under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
                1396 et seq.) on the date of enactment of this Act 
                shall be a participating provider in the Medicare 
                Transition plan.
                    (B) Additional providers.--The Administrator shall 
                establish a process to allow health care providers not 
                described in subparagraph (A) to become participating 
                providers in the Medicare Transition plan. Such process 
                shall be similar to the process applied to new 
                providers under the Medicare program.
    (e) Premiums.--
            (1) Determination.--The Administrator shall determine the 
        premium amount for enrolling in the Medicare Transition plan, 
        which--
                    (A) may vary according to family or individual 
                coverage, age, and tobacco status (consistent with 
                clauses (i), (iii), and (iv) of section 2701(a)(1)(A) 
                of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
                300gg(a)(1)(A))); and
                    (B) shall take into account the cost-sharing 
                reductions and premium tax credits which will be 
                available with respect to the plan under section 1402 
                of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 
                U.S.C. 18071) and section 36B of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (g).
            (2) Limitation.--Variation in premium rates of the Medicare 
        Transition plan by rating area, as described in clause (ii) of 
        section 2701(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 300gg(a)(1)(A)) is not permitted.
    (f) Termination.--This section shall cease to have force or effect 
on the date on which benefits are first available under section 106(a).
    (g) Tax Credits and Cost-Sharing Subsidies.--
            (1) Premium assistance tax credits.--
                    (A) Credits allowed to medicare transition plan 
                enrollees at or above 44 percent of poverty in non-
                expansion states.--Paragraph (1) of section 36B(c) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
                redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
                subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively, and by 
                inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Special rules for medicare transition plan 
                enrollees.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a 
                        taxpayer who is covered, or whose spouse or 
                        dependent (as defined in section 152) is 
                        covered, by the Medicare Transition plan 
                        established under section 1002(a) of the 
                        Medicare for All Act of 2022 for all months in 
                        the taxable year, subparagraph (A) shall be 
                        applied without regard to `but does not exceed 
                        400 percent'. The preceding sentence shall not 
                        apply to any taxable year to which subparagraph 
                        (E) applies.
                            ``(ii) Enrollees in medicaid non-expansion 
                        states.--In the case of a taxpayer residing in 
                        a State which (as of the date of the enactment 
                        of the Medicare for All Act of 2022) does not 
                        provide for eligibility under clause (i)(VIII) 
                        or (ii)(XX) of section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the 
                        Social Security Act for medical assistance 
                        under title XIX of such Act (or a waiver of the 
                        State plan approved under section 1115) who is 
                        covered, or whose spouse or dependent (as 
                        defined in section 152) is covered, by the 
                        Medicare Transition plan established under 
                        section 1002(a) of the Medicare for All Act of 
                        2022 for all months in the taxable year, 
                        subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be applied by 
                        substituting `0 percent' for `100 percent' each 
                        place it appears.''.
                    (B) Premium assistance amounts for taxpayers 
                enrolled in medicare transition plan.--
                            (i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of 
                        section 36B(b)(3) of such Code is amended--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
                                and (iii) as clauses (iii) and (iv), 
                                respectively;
                                    (II) by striking ``clause (ii)'' in 
                                clause (i) and inserting ``clauses (ii) 
                                and (iii)''; and
                                    (III) by inserting after clause (i) 
                                the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) Special rules for taxpayers enrolled 
                        in medicare transition plan.--In the case of a 
                        taxpayer who is covered, or whose spouse or 
                        dependent (as defined in section 152) is 
                        covered, by the Medicare Transition plan 
                        established under section 1002(a) of the 
                        Medicare for All Act of 2022 for all months in 
                        the taxable year the applicable percentage for 
                        any taxable year shall be determined in the 
                        same manner as under clause (i), except that 
                        the following table shall apply in lieu of the 
                        table contained in such clause:


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   ``In the case of household income
  (expressed as a percent of poverty      The initial       The final
  line)  within the following income        premium          premium
                 tier:                  percentage is--  percentage is--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Up to 100 percent                                    2                2
 100 percent up to 138 percent                     2.04             2.04
 138 percent up to 150 percent                     3.06             4.08
 150 percent and above                             4.08               5.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        The preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
                        taxable year to which clause (iv) applies.''.
                            (ii) Conforming amendment.--Subclause (I) 
                        of clause (iii) of section 36B(b)(3) of such 
                        Code, as redesignated by subparagraph (A)(i), 
                        is amended by inserting ``, and determined 
                        after the application of clause (ii)'' after 
                        ``after application of this clause''.
            (2) Cost-sharing subsidies.--Subsection (b) of section 1402 
        of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 
        18071(b)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or in the Medicare Transition 
                plan established under section 1002(a) of the Medicare 
                for All Act of 2022,'' after ``coverage'' in paragraph 
                (1);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) (as so amended) 
                and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and 
                by moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
                    (C) by striking ``Insured.--In this section'' and 
                inserting ``Insured.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section'';
                    (D) by striking the flush language; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Individuals lawfully present.--In the case of 
                an individual described in section 36B(c)(1)(B) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the individual shall be 
                treated as having household income equal to 100 percent 
                of the poverty line for a family of the size involved 
                for purposes of applying this section.
                    ``(B) Medicare transition plan enrollees in 
                medicaid non-expansion states.--In the case of an 
                individual residing in a State which (as of the date of 
                the enactment of the Medicare for All Act of 2022) does 
                not provide for eligibility under clause (i)(VIII) or 
                (ii)(XX) of section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social 
                Security Act for medical assistance under title XIX of 
                such Act (or a waiver of the State plan approved under 
                section 1115) who enrolls in such Medicare Transition 
                plan, the preceding sentence, paragraph (1)(B), and 
                paragraphs (1)(A)(i) and (2)(A) of subsection (c) shall 
                each be applied by substituting `0 percent' for `100 
                percent' each place it appears.
                    ``(C) Adjusted cost-sharing for medicare transition 
                plan enrollees.--In the case of any individual who 
                enrolls in such Medicare Transition plan, in lieu of 
                the percentages under subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) and 
                (c)(2), the Secretary shall prescribe a method of 
                determining the cost-sharing reduction for any such 
                individual such that the total of the cost-sharing and 
                the premiums paid by the individual under such Medicare 
                Transition plan does not exceed the percentage of the 
                total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan 
                equal to the final premium percentage applicable to 
                such individual under section 36B(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Treatment as a qualified health plan.--Section 
        1301(a)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 18021(a)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``, the 
                medicare transition plan,'' before ``and''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``The Medicare Transition plan,'' 
                before ``and a multi-State plan''.
            (2) Level playing field.--Section 1324(a) of the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18044(a)) is 
        amended by inserting ``the Medicare Transition plan,'' before 
        ``or a multi-State qualified health plan''.

  Subtitle C--Patient Protections During Medicare for All Transition 
                                 Period

SEC. 1021. MINIMIZING DISRUPTIONS TO PATIENT CARE.

    The Secretary shall ensure that all individuals enrolled in, or who 
seek to enroll in, a group health plan, health insurance coverage 
offered by a health insurance issuer, or the plan established under 
section 1002 during the transition period of this Act are protected 
from disruptions in their care during the transition period.

SEC. 1022. PUBLIC CONSULTATION.

    The Secretary shall consult with communities and advocacy 
organizations of individuals living with disabilities and other patient 
advocacy organizations to ensure the transition described in this 
section takes into account the safety and continuity of care for 
individuals with disabilities, complex medical needs, or chronic 
conditions.

SEC. 1023. DEFINITIONS.

    In this subtitle, the terms ``health insurance coverage'', ``health 
insurance issuer'', and ``group health plans'' have the meanings given 
such terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300gg-91).

                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 1101. UPDATING RESOURCE LIMITS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
              ELIGIBILITY (SSI).

    Section 1611(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``January 1, 1988,''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and to $6,200 on January 1, 
                2022'' before the period;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' after ``January 1, 1988,''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and to $4,100 on January 1, 
                2022'' before the period; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) Beginning with December of 2022, whenever the dollar 
        amounts in effect under paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of this 
        subsection are increased for a month by a percentage under 
        section 1617(a)(2), each of the dollar amounts in effect under 
        this paragraph shall be increased, effective with such month, 
        by the same percentage (and rounded, if not a multiple of $10, 
        to the closest multiple of $10). Each increase under this 
        subparagraph shall be based on the unrounded amount for the 
        prior 12-month period.''.

SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services;
            (2) the term ``State'' means a State, the District of 
        Columbia, or a territory of the United States; and
            (3) the term ``United States'' shall include the States, 
        the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United 
        States.
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