Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act

Summary

Lowering Medicare Premiums and Prescription Drug Costs Act This bill transfers certain programs that provide Medicare premium and cost-sharing assistance for low-income individuals from Medicaid to Medicare. Specifically, the bill establishes a program under Medicare to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries with premiums, coinsurance, deductibles, and other costs. Currently, such assistance is provided through Medicare Savings Programs, which are administered by state Medicaid programs. The bill also establishes a related special enrollment period under Medicare, expands eligibility for assistance to beneficiaries with income up to 200% of the federal poverty line, and provides for joint eligibility determinations with respect to the bill's program and the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

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Timeline

1. 26 May 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 May 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 May 2021 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfi00 · Standing

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