US Congress House Bill 1346 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-10 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying individuals and makes a series of other changes relating to health care costs. Specifically, the bill allows individuals aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if such individuals would otherwise qualify for Medicare at the age of 65. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option. The bill also (1) establishes a supplemental option under Medicare to cover cost-sharing for beneficiaries; (2) repeals provisions that prohibit the CMS from negotiating the prices of prescription drugs; and (3) establishes an individual market reinsurance program relating to coverage of high-cost individuals, as specified.

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019

Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-10	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-02-25	House	Introduced in House

HB275 (Related) 2019-09-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB470 (Related) 2019-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB964 (Related) 2019-04-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB4652 (Related) 2019-10-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1346/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1346/BILLS-116hr1346ih.pdf