US Congress Senate Bill 1970 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on October 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-10-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicare-X Choice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Social Security Act to create the Medicare Exchange health plan, which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must offer in certain individual health insurance exchanges in 2020 and offer in all individual health insurance exchanges by 2023. Any individual who is a resident of a state where the plan is offered and who is not eligible for Medicare benefits may enroll in the plan. CMS must offer the plan in the small group market in all areas for 2024. The plan must meet the same requirements, including essential health benefits, as health insurance exchange plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Health care providers enrolled under Medicare or under a state Medicaid plan shall also be participating providers for the plan and shall be reimbursed at Medicare rates. The bill eliminates the restriction on the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate prescription drug prices for Medicare.

Medicare-X Choice Act of 2017

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-17	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB4094 (Same As) 2017-10-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1970/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1970/BILLS-115s1970is.pdf