Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 10, 2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019
This bill establishes and funds the Medicare Exchange health plan, which allows individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicare to enroll in a government-administered health insurance plan. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must offer such plan in certain individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2021 and offer it in all individual health insurance exchanges beginning plan year 2024. CMS must offer the plan in the small group market in all geographic areas for plan year 2025.
The plan must meet the same requirements, including essential health benefits, as existing health insurance exchange plans.
Unless they opt out, health care providers enrolled under Medicare or under a state Medicaid plan must participate in the plan and are reimbursed at Medicare rates.
The bill establishes a grants program for community organizations, educational institutions, and health agencies to create service partnerships and establish interactive data systems for health care providers.
Additionally, the bill expands the premium tax credit available for plans purchased through an exchange and eliminates the restriction on the Department of Health and Human Services negotiating prescription drug prices for Medicare.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 1, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 1, 2019 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Apr 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Max Rose | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 8, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 9, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 28, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 2, 2019Hearings Dec 10, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 1, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 2, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2947)
- Apr 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 1, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2019Referred 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.
- Apr 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5313 | Angie Craig D-MN | Jul 10, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2947 | Antonio Delgado D-NY | Apr 2, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 56, April 1, 2019, page H2938.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-84 | PROPOSALS TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE304 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-57 | MEMBER DAY HEARING208 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 981 | Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Apr 2, 2019 |
| HR 1868 | Health Care Affordability Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 26, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a public health plan.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
