II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3244 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 7, 2023 Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Seniors Lower Their Health Care Costs Act . 2. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (a) State health insurance programs Subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395b–3 note), as amended by section 3306 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), section 610 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–240 ), section 1110 of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–67 ), section 110 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–93 ), section 208 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–10 ), section 50207 of division E of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ), section 1402 of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–59 ), section 1402 of division B of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–69 ), section 103 of division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–94 ), section 3803 of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), section 2203 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act ( Public Law 116–159 ), section 1102 of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act ( Public Law 116–215 ), and section 103 of division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ), is amended— (1) in clause (xii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new clause: (xiv) for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000. . (b) Area agencies on aging Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is amended— (1) in clause (xii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new clause: (xiv) for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000. . (c) Aging and disability resource centers Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is amended— (1) in clause (xii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new clause: (xiv) for fiscal year 2024, $5,000,000. . (d) Contract with the national center for benefits and outreach enrollment Subsection (d)(2) of such section 119, as so amended, is amended— (1) in clause (xii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (xiii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following new clause: (xiv) for fiscal year 2024, $15,000,000. .