Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4160
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2014-03-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Medicare

Prescription drugs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the MedicareAdvantage and part D programs under Medicare) published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2014, insofar as that regulation relates to part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), including its application to MedicareAdvantage- Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice Program).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4160 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2014 Mrs. Ellmers 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 A BILL To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding changes to Medicare prescription drug benefit programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 . 2. Protecting seniors from cancelled prescription drug coverage, fewer choices, and increased premiums Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not take any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of Federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and part D programs under the Medicare program) published on January 10, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 1918 et seq.) insofar as such regulation relates to the provisions of part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including the application of such provisions to MA–PD plans under part C of such title.