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Union Calendar No. 114 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2506 
[Report No. 114–158, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the authority 
to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for MA plans failing to 
achieve minimum quality ratings. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mr. BUCHANAN (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. RANGEL) 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 com-
mittee concerned 
JUNE 16, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Ms. SINEMA, Mr. DESJARLAIS, and Mr. MURPHY of 
Florida 
JUNE 16, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 16, 2015 
The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay 
the authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts 
for MA plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Seniors’ Health Care 
Plan Protection Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. DELAY IN AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE CONTRACTS 
FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS FAILING 
TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM QUALITY RATINGS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Consistent with the studies provided 
under the IMPACT Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–185), it 
is the intent of Congress— 
(1) to continue to study and request input on the 
effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible popu-
lations on the Medicare Advantage STARS rating 
system before reforming such system with the input of 
stakeholders; and 
(2) pending the results of such studies and input, 
to provide for a temporary delay in authority of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to 
terminate Medicare Advantage plan contracts solely 
on the basis of performance of plans under the 
STARS rating system. 
(b) DELAY IN MA CONTRACT TERMINATION AUTHOR-
ITY FOR PLANS FAILING TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM QUALITY 
RATINGS.—Section 1857(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
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U.S.C. 1395w–27(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DELAY
IN
CONTRACT
TERMINATION
AU-
THORITY FOR PLANS FAILING TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM 
QUALITY RATING.—The Secretary may not terminate 
a contract under this section with respect to the offer-
ing of an MA plan by a Medicare Advantage organi-
zation solely because the MA plan has failed to 
achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star 
rating system established under section 1853(o) dur-
ing the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph and through the end of plan year 
2018.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 114 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2506 
[Report No. 114–158, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
delay the authority to terminate Medicare Advan-
tage contracts for MA plans failing to achieve 
minimum quality ratings. 
JUNE 16, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
JUNE 16, 2015 
The Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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