Title: More Help for Seniors Act of 2021
Policy area: Health

Summary:
More Help for Seniors Act of 2021
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 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2464

 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

                             April 13, 2021

 Ms. Craig (for herself, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, and Mr. 
   Veasey) 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 2021''.

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, 2023, 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, 
                        2023, 150 percent)'' after ``below 135 
                        percent''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or, with respect to a 
                        plan year beginning on or after January 1, 
                        2023, 200 percent)'' after ``at 150 percent''; 
                        and
            (4) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by inserting ``(or, with 
        respect to a plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2023, 
        200 percent)'' after ``150 percent''.
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