Title: More Help for Seniors Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
More Help for Seniors Act of 2019
This bill expands eligibility for low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill raises the maximum allowable income for beneficiaries to qualify from 150% to 200% of the federal poverty line.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4620 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4620

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility 
     for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2019

    Mr. Rose of New York (for himself, Mr. Veasey, and Mr. Morelle) 
 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 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligibility 
     for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``More Help for Seniors Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES UNDER PART D OF 
              THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    Section 1860D-14(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
114(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the header, by striking ``Individuals'' and all that 
        follows through ``Line'' and inserting ``Certain Individuals'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking the header and inserting 
                ``Individuals with certain low incomes''; and
                    (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``(or, with respect to a plan year beginning 
                on or after January 1, 2022, 150 percent)'' after ``135 
                percent'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking the header and inserting ``Other 
                low-income individuals''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(or, with respect to a 
                        plan year beginning on or after January 1, 
                        2022, 150 percent)'' after ``135 percent''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or, with respect to a 
                        plan year beginning on or after January 1, 
                        2022, 200 percent)'' after ``150 percent''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``(or, with 
        respect to a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, 
        200 percent)'' after ``150 percent''.
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