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H.R. 3748 115th Congress House

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 15, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 12, 2017
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.
Sep 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance options and costs. Among other things, the bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for individuals aged 50 to 64, requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and establishes an individual market reinsurance fund.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 242 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • HR 3258 Marketplace Certainty Act
  • HR 3311 Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act
  • S 41 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017
  • S 1354 Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act
  • S 1462 Marketplace Certainty Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 27
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 26, 2018
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2018
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 14, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Oct 25, 2017
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Oct 12, 2017
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 12, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 13, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2017
Delaney, John
· Sep 12, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· Sep 12, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 12, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Sep 12, 2017
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 12, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 12, 2017
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 12, 2017
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 12, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3748: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3748/
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"H.R. 3748: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3748/.
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H.R. 3748, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3748/.
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