I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8725 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Con-
gress a report on the option to elect to pay cost-sharing under a prescrip-
tion drug plan or MA–PD plan in monthly capped amounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2024 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, and Mr. KEAN of New 
Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to submit to Congress a report on the option to elect 
to pay cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan or 
MA–PD plan in monthly capped amounts. 
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 ‘‘Increasing Medication 
Access for Seniors Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORTS ON MEDICARE PART D MONTHLY CAPPED 
COST-SHARING OPTION. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31, 2026, and 
not less frequently than every year thereafter until March 
31, 2031, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the option to elect to pay 
cost-sharing under a prescription drug plan or MA–PD 
plan in monthly capped amounts under section 1860D– 
2(b)(2)(E)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–102(b)(2)(E)(i)), including, with respect to the 1- 
year period ending on the date that is 1 year before the 
date on which the report is required to be submitted— 
(1) the number of Medicare part D enrollees 
who made such an election during such period; 
(2) an estimate of the number of Medicare part 
D enrollees who did not make such an election and 
incurred out-of-pocket costs with respect to covered 
part D drugs during such period that make it likely 
such enrollees may benefit from making such an 
election, as determined by the Secretary; 
(3) a description of any steps taken by the Sec-
retary during such period to implement a mechanism 
to allow a Medicare part D enrollee to make such 
election at the point-of-sale of a covered part D 
drug, including information on how such a mecha-
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nism may be made available for every Medicare part 
D enrollee; 
(4) a description of each method used by the 
Secretary during such period to facilitate making 
such an election, including— 
(A) the Medicare.gov website; 
(B) the notice distributed pursuant to sec-
tion 1804(a) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395b–2(a)) (commonly known as the 
Medicare & You handbook); 
(C) the toll-free telephone number 1–800– 
MEDICARE; and 
(D) resources for health care providers; 
and 
(5) a description of any other outreach efforts 
the Secretary conducted with respect to such option 
during such period, including outreach to— 
(A) health care provider associations and 
societies; 
(B) patient and consumer advocacy groups 
that represent Medicare part D enrollees; 
(C) pharmacy benefit managers; 
(D) pharmacies; and 
(E) health insurance providers. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) MEDICARE PART D ENROLLEE.—The term 
‘‘Medicare part D enrollee’’ means an individual en-
rolled in a prescription drug plan or MA–PD plan 
under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101 et seq.). 
(2) MEDICARE
PART
D
TERMS.—The terms 
‘‘covered part D drug’’, ‘‘prescription drug plan’’, 
and ‘‘MA–PD plan’’ have the meanings given each 
such term in part D of title XVIII of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101 et seq.). 
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