To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or enrolled under a group health plan.

Bill: 115-hr-5254
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2018-03-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Medicaid

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under a state Medicaid program or a group health plan. <br /></p> <p>HHS must submit a report to Congress on the study and must include an analysis on whether the expansion would: (1) increase access to health care for those individuals, and (2) lead to lower health care costs for those individuals.<br /></p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5254 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2018 Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans to individuals enrolled under the Medicaid program or enrolled under a group health plan.

1. Study of expansion of Medicare Advantage eligibility Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of expanding eligibility for enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans offered under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21 et seq.) to individuals enrolled under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or enrolled in a group health plan (as defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 )). Such report shall include an analysis of whether such an expansion— (1) would increase access to health care for such individuals; and (2) lead to lower health care costs for such individuals.