H.R. 5102 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5102 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2014 Mr. Lewis 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2014. 2. Repealing section 1862(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (a) In general Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to information required to be provided on or after January 1, 2015.