Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act

Bill: 118-hr-7442
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2024-02-23
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-02-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the feasibility and financial effects of expanding Medicare coverage to include items and services that are provided in the Philippines.</p><p>The report must include the estimated cost savings to Medicare from 2025 through 2034, as well as a description of any necessary legislative and administrative changes that would be required to expand coverage.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7442 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 23, 2024 Mr. Moylan (for himself and Mr. Sablan ) 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 Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and financial effects of expanding coverage under the Medicare program to items and services furnished in the Philippines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Philippine Medicare Portability Study Act . 2. GAO study and report Not later than the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and financial effects of expanding coverage under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) to include items and services furnished in the Philippines to individuals entitled to benefits under part A of such title and enrolled under part B or part C of such title. Such report shall include information on the following: (1) The estimated cost savings to the Medicare program that would be realized during the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2034, through payment for such items and services pursuant to such expansion of coverage, as compared to the likely costs of payment for such items and services within the United States during such period. (2) A description of the legislative and administrative changes to the Medicare program that would be required in order for such expansion of coverage to be implemented.