Protect Medicare for Seniors Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6341
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-11
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Medicare for Seniors Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill allows certain Medicare reasonable-cost-reimbursement contracts to be extended or renewed until 2020 (rather than 2018, as under current law).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6341 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2018 Mr. Walz (for himself and Mr. Peterson ) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the extension or renewal of certain reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under the Medicare program through 2020.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Medicare for Seniors Act of 2018 . 2. Providing for the extension or renewal of certain reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under the Medicare program through 2020 Section 1876(h)(5)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395mm(h)(5)(C)(iv) ) is amended by striking two and inserting 4 .