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H.R. 1346 116th Congress House

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019

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: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
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.
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 10, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019

This bill 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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4652 Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act
  • S 964 Marketplace Certainty Act
  • HR 275 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 29
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 30, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Jan 16, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Sep 10, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Aug 23, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Aug 23, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 6, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 23, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· May 23, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 9, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 7, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 1, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 2, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Feb 27, 2019
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1346: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1346/
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"H.R. 1346: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1346/.
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