Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2014

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for equitable treatment of residents of the territories with respect to low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2014 2. Equitable treatment of residents of territories in premium and cost-sharing subsidies under Medicare prescription drug program (a) Medicare assistance Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3) removed territorial ineligibility for low-income part D assistance —so 1860D-14 now made applicable in territories (b) Medicaid assistance Section 1935 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396v (1) in subsection (c)(1)(A)— (A) by inserting (and each other State for each month beginning with January 2016) January 2006 (B) in clause (i), by inserting or (2)(B) (as the case may be) paragraph (2)(A) (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by amending the heading to read as follows: Computation for 50 States and the District of Columbia (ii) by striking a State described in paragraph (1) one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) subparagraph (A) or (B) (as the case may be) (ii) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (C); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) Computation for territories The amount computed under this paragraph for a State not described in subparagraph (A) and for a month in a year (beginning with 2016) is equal to— (i) 1/12 (I) the amount determined under subsection (e) for the State for 2015; and (II) 100 percent minus the highest possible Federal medical assistance percentage that may be applied to any of the 50 States for fiscal year 2014 under section 1905(b)(1); and (ii) increased for each year ((beginning with 2016) up to and including the year involved) by the applicable growth factor specified in paragraph (4) for that year. ; and (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking of such State; and of such State for years before 2016; (ii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) by inserting for periods before January 1, 2016 (B) (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) for the first 3 quarters of fiscal year 2016 and for each subsequent fiscal year, the amount otherwise applied under section 1108(f) for the State shall be increased by the amount specified in paragraph (4)(A) for such period or fiscal year. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking The Secretary For periods before January 2016, the Secretary (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in the heading, by inserting before second quarter of fiscal year 2016 Increased amount (ii) in subparagraph (A)— (I) in the matter before clause (i), by inserting or other fiscal period for a year (II) in clause (i), by inserting for such year or period subparagraph (B) (iii) in subparagraph (B)— (I) in clause (ii), by striking or (II) in clause (iii), by striking in a subsequent year in a subsequent fiscal year (before the second quarter of fiscal year 2016) ; and (III) by adding at the end the following: (iv) for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, is equal to 25 percent of the aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the annual percentage increase specified in section 1860D–2(b)(6) for the year involved. ; (D) by striking paragraph (4); and (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Increased amount beginning with second quarter of fiscal year 2016 (A) In general The amount specified in this paragraph for a State for the last 3 quarters of fiscal year 2016 or for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the product of— (i) the aggregate amount specified in subparagraph (B) for such period or fiscal year; and (ii) the ratio (as estimated by the Secretary) of— (I) the number of individuals who are entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B and who reside in the State (as determined by the Secretary based on the most recent available data before the beginning of the period or year); to (II) the sum of such numbers for all States that are subject to this subsection. (B) Aggregate amount The aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for— (i) the last 3 quarters of fiscal year 2016, is equal to 3 times the amount specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iv); (ii) fiscal year 2017, is equal to 4 times the amount specified in paragraph (3)(B)(iv) increased by the same annual percentage increase as is applied to increases in the amounts applied for the fiscal year and State under section 1108(f); or (iii) a subsequent fiscal year, is equal to the aggregate amount specified in this subparagraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the same annual percentage increase as is applied for the fiscal year and State under section 1108(f). . (c) Conforming amendments (1) Section 1108(f) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1308(f) 1935(e)(1)(B) 1935(e)(1) (2) Section 1860D–14(a)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3)(C) The poverty line to be applied in the territories shall be the same as the poverty line applied to States in the continental United States. (d) Effective dates The amendments made by subsections (a) and (c)(2) shall be effective as of January 1, 2016, and the amendments made by subsections (b) and (c)(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2014 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) repeal the exclusion of non-residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia from the Medicare prescription drug program under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), and (2) promote equitable treatment of the residents of U.S. territories in premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the program.