Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3421
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-06-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging

Disability assistance

Health promotion and preventive care

Medicare

State and local finance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, and technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment for benefit programs for low-income, older individuals.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2019 Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mrs. Dingell , and Mr. Buchanan ) 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 provide for a 3-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (a) Additional funding for 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 ), and section 50207 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ), is amended— (1) in clause (vii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (viii), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause: (x) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, of $15,000,000. . (b) Additional funding for area agencies on aging Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is amended— (1) in clause (vii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (viii), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause: (x) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, of $15,000,000. . (c) Additional funding for aging and disability resource centers Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section 119, as so amended, is amended— (1) in clause (vii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (viii), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause: (x) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, of $5,000,000. . (d) Additional funding for 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 (vii), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (viii), by striking and at the end; (3) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause: (x) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, of $15,000,000. .