[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 167 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HELPING SENIORS AFFORD HEALTHCARE

  (Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Madam Speaker, I am proud to report that last 
week the Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 3, the Lower Drug 
Costs Now Act.
  We also passed out of committee H.R. 4671, the Helping Seniors Afford 
Healthcare Act, which I introduced with my colleagues Representatives   
Andy Kim and Dwight Evans.
  Currently, Medicare beneficiaries receive financial assistance for 
their premiums and out-of-pocket costs through the Medicare Savings 
Programs, or MSPs.
  Medicare takes great strides to protect low-income beneficiaries 
through these programs, but there are millions of Americans who fall 
through the cracks. My bill expands access to the MSPs so more Medicare 
beneficiaries will be protected from soaring healthcare costs.
  I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me in 
supporting the passage of H.R. 3 and H.R. 4671.

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