Seniors' Fairness Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4196
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2014-03-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Government trust funds

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Seniors' Fairness Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) part C (Medicare+Choice) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund.</p> <p>Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate reduced cost-sharing for individuals enrolling in qualified health plans beginning in plan year 2015. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2014 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Education and the Workforce , 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate Exchange cost-sharing subsidies, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors’ Fairness Act of 2014 . 2. Creating Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund Section 1859 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–28 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish under this title a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund (in this subsection referred to as the Fund ) which shall be available to make improvements under the Medicare Advantage program under this part, including by— (A) preventing cost-sharing increases and the loss of benefits to individuals enrolled in MA plans; and (B) ensuring individuals enrolled in MA plans can access a high-quality network of providers. (2) Funding (A) In general There shall be available to the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2023, $150,000,000,000. (B) Funding limitation Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary only pursuant to an appropriations Act. . 3. Eliminating Exchange cost-sharing subsidies under PPACA (a) In general Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18071 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Termination of reduced cost-Sharing beginning in plan year 2015 The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to plan years after plan year 2014. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 18B(a)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 218b(a)(2) ) is amended— (A) by striking 1986 and and inserting 1986 and, in the case of plan year 2014, ; and (B) by inserting a comma after Care Act . (2) Medicaid Section 1943(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396w–3(b)(1)(C) ) is amended by inserting (for plan years in which the provisions of such section apply) after section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .