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Choose Medicare Act

USA117th CongressHR-5011| House 
| Updated: 8/16/2021
Jimmy Gomez

Jimmy Gomez

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (7)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce 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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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2463
Choose Medicare Act
Apr 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1180
Introduced in Senate
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2463
    Choose Medicare Act


  • April 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1180
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.


  • August 13, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • August 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1180: Choose Medicare Act

Choose Medicare Act

USA117th CongressHR-5011| House 
| Updated: 8/16/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2463
Choose Medicare Act
Apr 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-1180
Introduced in Senate
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2463
    Choose Medicare Act


  • April 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-1180
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 13, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • August 13, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.


  • August 13, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • August 16, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jimmy Gomez

Jimmy Gomez

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (7)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • S 117-1180: Choose Medicare Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted