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Choose Medicare Act

USA116th CongressS-1261| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Choose Medicare Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish public health insurance plans and addresses health insurance costs. Such public plans must be offered on health insurance exchanges and (1) meet the requirements of a qualified health plan; (2) cover benefits at the gold plan level; and (3) cover reproductive services, including abortions. Additionally, the bill makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including requiring employers to refer employees to health care navigators to assist with enrollment, establishing an annual limit on out-of-pocket costs for services under Medicare, providing HHS with the authority to negotiate prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, expanding the premium-assistance credit by benchmarking the credit amount to the second-lowest cost gold plan and increasing the income threshold for eligibility, requiring qualified health plans to reduce cost sharing for low-income plan holders, providing funding for states to provide reinsurance to health insurance issuers and to assist individuals with out-of-pocket costs for plans offered through health insurance exchanges, applying the premium rate-setting requirements to large group health plans, and requiring HHS or states to take corrective actions to address unreasonable premium rates set by insurance issuers.
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Timeline
May 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 10, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2463
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 10, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2463
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2463: Choose Medicare Act
  • S 116-964: Marketplace Certainty Act
  • HR 116-6136: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act of 2020
AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityComprehensive health careConsumer affairsEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationMedicarePrescription drugsSex and reproductive health

Choose Medicare Act

USA116th CongressS-1261| Senate 
| Updated: 5/1/2019
Choose Medicare Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish public health insurance plans and addresses health insurance costs. Such public plans must be offered on health insurance exchanges and (1) meet the requirements of a qualified health plan; (2) cover benefits at the gold plan level; and (3) cover reproductive services, including abortions. Additionally, the bill makes a series of changes related to health insurance costs, including requiring employers to refer employees to health care navigators to assist with enrollment, establishing an annual limit on out-of-pocket costs for services under Medicare, providing HHS with the authority to negotiate prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, expanding the premium-assistance credit by benchmarking the credit amount to the second-lowest cost gold plan and increasing the income threshold for eligibility, requiring qualified health plans to reduce cost sharing for low-income plan holders, providing funding for states to provide reinsurance to health insurance issuers and to assist individuals with out-of-pocket costs for plans offered through health insurance exchanges, applying the premium rate-setting requirements to large group health plans, and requiring HHS or states to take corrective actions to address unreasonable premium rates set by insurance issuers.
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Timeline
May 1, 2019
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 10, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2463
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • May 1, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 1, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • December 10, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2463
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2463: Choose Medicare Act
  • S 116-964: Marketplace Certainty Act
  • HR 116-6136: Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AbortionAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityComprehensive health careConsumer affairsEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingIncome tax creditsInflation and pricesInsurance industry and regulationMedicarePrescription drugsSex and reproductive health