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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4211 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies 

on enrollment by racial and ethnic minorities and by low-income seniors 

in the Medicare Advantage program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2014 

Mrs. WALORSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States 

to conduct studies on enrollment by racial and ethnic 

minorities and by low-income seniors in the Medicare 

Advantage program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advantage of Medicare 

5 Advantage for Minorities and Low-Income Seniors Act of 

6 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GAO STUDIES AND REPORTS ON ENROLLMENT BY 

2 RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AND BY 

3 LOW-INCOME SENIORS IN MEDICARE ADVAN4 TAGE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) STUDIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

7 the United States shall conduct, with respect to each 

8 Medicare Advantage population group (as defined in 

9 paragraph (2)), a study on— 

10 (A) the number of individuals in each 

11 State who are members of such Medicare Ad12 vantage population group and who are enrolled 

13 for plan year 2014, and the number of such in14 dividuals in each State who were enrolled for 

15 prior plan years (as determined through a sur16 vey of historical data regarding such enroll17 ment), in Medicare Advantage plans under the 

18 Medicare Advantage program under part C of 

19 title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and 

20 (B) the projected impact of payment re21 ductions to such Medicare Advantage program, 

22 including such reductions resulting from the 

23 provisions of and amendments made by the Pa24 tient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub25 lic Law 111–148) and from administrative ac26 tions, on the number of individuals who are 


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1 members of such Medicare Advantage popu2 lation group in each State who are projected to 

3 be enrolled for each plan year beginning with 

4 plan year 2015 in Medicare Advantage plans 

5 under such Medicare Advantage program. 

6 (2) DEFINITION OF MEDICARE ADVANTAGE

7 POPULATION GROUP.—In this section, the term 

8 ‘‘Medicare Advantage population group’’ means each 

9 of the following population groups: 

10 (A) The group of individuals who are 

11 members of one or more racial or ethnic minor12 ity populations. 

13 (B) The group of individuals who are low14 income seniors. 

15 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

17 of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 

18 on the results of the studies conducted under subsection 

19 (a). 

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