Addressing Whole Health in Medicare Advantage Act
This bill allows Medicare Advantage plans to offer certain supplemental benefits that are currently only available to chronically ill enrollees to enrollees with low-income or who meet other criteria, such as socioeconomic risk factors.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5746 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5746
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the
availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage
enrollees.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 27, 2023
Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) 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
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the
availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage
enrollees.
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 ``Addressing Whole Health in Medicare
Advantage Act''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS TO CERTAIN
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ENROLLEES.
(a) In General.--Section 1852(a)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-22(a)(3)(D)) is amended--
(1) in the header, by striking ``chronically ill'' and
inserting ``certain'';
(2) in clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``chronically
ill'' each place such term appears and inserting ``specified''
in each such place; and
(3) in clause (iii), by amending such clause to read as
follows:
``(iii) Specified enrollee defined.--In
this subparagraph, the term `specified
enrollee' means an enrollee in an MA plan
that--
``(I) the Secretary determines--
``(aa) has one or more
comorbid and medically complex
chronic conditions that is life
threatening or significantly
limits the overall health or
function of the enrollee;
``(bb) has a high risk of
hospitalization or other
adverse health outcomes; or
``(cc) requires intensive
care coordination;
``(II) is a low-income enrollee (as
specified by the Secretary); or
``(III) meets any other criterion
determined appropriate by the
Secretary, such as criteria relating to
social and socioeconomic risk.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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