Medicare Premium Fairness Act

Bill: 111-hr-3631
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2009-09-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: 
Medicare Premium Fairness Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) premium for 2010. Makes such premium, and the related monthly actuarial rate, the same as those for 2009.
 
Requires transfer from the Treasury general fund to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund of an amount estimated to be equivalent to the aggregate reduction in part B premiums resulting from application of this Act. Revises the formula for funding the Medicare Improvement Fund (MIF) to reduce (offset) the amount available to the MIF for FY2014 by the transferred amount plus $567 million. Makes $567 million the amount available to the MIF for FY2015.

action_date: 2009-09-24
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Medicare Premium Fairness Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for Aged and Disabled) premium for 2010. Makes such premium, and the related monthly actuarial rate, the same as those for 2009.
 
Requires transfer from the Treasury general fund to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund of an amount estimated to be equivalent to the aggregate reduction in part B premiums resulting from application of this Act. Revises the formula for funding the Medicare Improvement Fund (MIF) to reduce (offset) the amount available to the MIF for FY2014 by the transferred amount plus $567 million. Makes $567 million the amount available to the MIF for FY2015.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-09-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 18 (Roll no. 737). (text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 18 (Roll no. 737).(text: CR H9908)
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3631.
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9908-9915)
action_date: 2009-09-24
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Referred to House Ways and Means
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: 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.
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-09-23
text: Introduced in House