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HR 5099 117th Congress House Health Health care costs and insurance Medicaid Medicare Prescription drugs

Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act

Introduced: August 24, 2021 Introduced by: Schneider, Bradley Scott Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Aug 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 24, 2021
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.
Aug 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act

This bill transfers certain programs that provide Medicare premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income individuals from Medicaid to Medicare.

Specifically, the bill establishes a program under Medicare to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with premiums, coinsurance, deductibles, and other costs. Currently, such assistance is provided through Medicare Savings Programs, which are administered by state Medicaid programs.

The bill also establishes a related special enrollment period under Medicare, expands eligibility for assistance to beneficiaries with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line, and provides for joint eligibility determinations with respect to the bill's program and the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

What's happening now August 25, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5165 Related bill Improving Medicare Coverage Act
  • HR 7585 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 4486 Related bill Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 1844 Identical bill Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5099: Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5099/
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"H.R. 5099: Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5099/.
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H.R. 5099, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5099/.
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