US Congress Senate Bill 1742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: Introduced on August 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare at 55 Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Such enrollees shall be entitled to Medicare hospital, medical, and prescription-drug benefits. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish enrollment periods and determine monthly premiums with respect to such enrollees, as specified by the bill. Premium amounts collected by HHS shall be deposited in the Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. Such enrollees shall not be eligible for Medicare cost-sharing assistance but may be eligible for premium assistance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Medicare at 55 Act

Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1742/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1742/BILLS-115s1742is.pdf