119-hr2340

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2340 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2340

 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
 automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium 
 and cost-sharing subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 25, 2025

 Mr. Pappas (for himself and Mr. Tonko) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 
 automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium 
 and cost-sharing subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Enrollment and Reducing 
Drug Costs Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES FOR 
 PREMIUM AND COST-SHARING SUBSIDIES UNDER PART D OF THE 
 MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Clause
            (v) of 

section 1860D-14

    (a)

    (3)
        (B) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114

    (a)

    (3)
        (B) ) is amended--

    (1) in subclause
            (I) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subclause
            (II) , by striking the period and inserting 
 ``; and''; and

    (3) by inserting after subclause
            (II) the following new 
 subclause:
 ``
            (III) shall, notwithstanding the 
 preceding clauses of this subparagraph, 
 provide that any part D eligible 
 individual not described in subclause
            (I) or
            (II) who is enrolled, as of the 
 day before the date on which such 
 individual attains the age of 65, for 
 medical assistance under a State plan 
 under title XIX (or a waiver of such 
 plan) pursuant to clause
            (i) 
            (VIII) or
            (ii) 
            (XX) of 

section 1902

    (a)

    (10)
        (A) , and 
 who has income below 200 percent of the 
 poverty line applicable to a family of 
 the size involved, shall be treated as 
 a subsidy eligible individual described 
 in paragraph

    (1) for a limited period 
 of time, as specified by the 
 Secretary.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection

    (a) shall 
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
 <all>