,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committees on  
,ways and ,means and ,education and the 
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient       
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to eliminate ,exchange cost-sharing     
subsidies1 to amend title ,,xviii of the
 ,social ,security ,act to create a     
,medicare ,advantage ,improvement ,fund1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,seniors' ,fairness ,act of #bjad4  #b4 
,creating ,medicare ,advantage          
,improvement ,fund ,section #ahei of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  

#aciew-#bh7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection3  7h7  
,medicare ,advantage ,improvement ,fund 
7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary     
shall establish under this title a      
,medicare ,advantage ,improvement ,fund 
7in this subsection referred to as the  
,fund7 which shall be available to make 
improvements under the ,medicare        
,advantage program under this part1     
including by--  7,a7 preventing         
cost-sharing increases and the loss of  
benefits to individuals enrolled in ,,ma
 plans2 and  7,b7 ensuring individuals  
enrolled in ,,ma plans can access a     
high-quality network of providers4  7#b7
 ,funding  7,a7 ,in general ,there shall
 be available to the ,fund1 for         
expenditures from the ,fund during the  
period of fiscal years #bjad through    
#bjbc1 #aej1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,funding 
limitation ,amounts in the ,fund shall  
be available to the ,secretary only     
pursuant to an appropriations ,act4  4  
#c4 ,eliminating ,exchange cost-sharing 

subsidies under ,,ppaca  7a7 ,in general
 ,section #adjb of the ,patient         
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjga7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7g7 ,termination of reduced
 cost-,sharing beginning in plan year   
#bjae ,the provisions of this section   
shall not apply with respect to plan    
years after plan year #bjad4  4  7b7    
,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,fair      
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich ,section
 #ah;,b7a77#b7 of the ,fair ,labor      
,standards ,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bah;b7a77#b77 is amended--  7,a7 by    
striking #aihf and and inserting #aihf  
and1 in the case of plan year #bjad12   
and  7,b7 by inserting a comma after    
,care ,act4  7#b7 ,medicaid ,section    
#aidc7;b77#a77;,c7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acifw-#c7;b77#a77;,c77 is amended by   
inserting 7for plan years in which the  
provisions of such section apply7 after 
section #adjb of the ,patient           

,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act4