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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4628
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the resource
requirement with respect to subsidy-eligible individuals under part D
of the Medicare program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Ms. SCANLON (for herself, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of
Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 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
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate
the resource requirement with respect to subsidy-eligible
individuals under part D of the Medicare program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Better Tools to Lower
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Costs Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE RESOURCE REQUIREMENT WITH
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RESPECT
TO
SUBSIDY-ELIGIBLE
INDIVID-
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UALS UNDER PART D OF THE MEDICARE
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PROGRAM.
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Section 1860D–14(a)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended by
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inserting ‘‘in the case of a plan year beginning before Jan-
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uary 1, 2022,’’ before ‘‘meets’’.
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