Keep the Promise of Medicare Act of 2004 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cap the Medicare part B premium for each month in 2005 at the same rate for each month in 2004, adjusted for inflation.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5175 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5175
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize the amount
of the Medicare part B premium.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 29, 2004
Mr. Carson of Oklahoma 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
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize the amount
of the Medicare part B premium.
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 ``Keep the Promise of Medicare Act of
2004''.
SEC. 2. STABILIZATION OF MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM.
Section 1839(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395r(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, the monthly
premium rate determined under this paragraph for each month in 2005 may
not exceed an amount equal to the monthly premium rate determined under
this paragraph for each month in 2004 adjusted by the percentage change
in the average Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W) for the third quarter of 2003 to the third quarter of
2004.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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