,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #badh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #g1   
#bjae,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4
 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,nelson1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4      
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,udall1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4          
,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,franken1  
and ,mr4 ,merkley7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to prevent an
 increase in the ,medicare part ,b      
premium and deductible in #bjaf4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,medicare ,beneficiaries
 ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,preventing        
,medicare part ,b premium and deductible
 increases in #bjaf  7a7 ,in general    
,section #ahci7;a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acier7a77

 is amended--  7#a7 in the second       
sentence of paragraph 7#a71 by striking 
,such and inserting ,subject to         
paragraph 7#e71 such2 and  7#b7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#e7 ,in applying this part 
7including subsection 7i7 and section   
#ahcc7;b771 the monthly actuarial rate  
for enrollees age #fe and over for #bjaf
 shall be equal to the monthly actuarial
 rate for such enrollees for #bjae4  4  
7b7 ,conforming funding ,section        
#ahdd7;a7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew7a77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the 
period at the end and inserting 2 plus2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 a ,government          
contribution equal to1 as estimated by  
the ,chief ,actuary of the ,centers for 
,medicare  ,medicaid ,services1 the     
reduction in aggregate premiums payable 
for a month under this part that is     
attributable to the application of      
section #ahci7;a77#e7 with respect to-- 

7,a7 enrollees age #fe and over2 and    
7,b7 enrollees under age #fe4  ,in      
applying paragraph 7#a71 the ,government
 contribution under paragraph 7#d7 with 
respect to enrollees described in       
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of such     
paragraph 7#d7 shall be treated as      
premiums payable and deposited in the   
,trust ,fund under subparagraphs 7,a7   
and 7,b71 respectively1 of paragraph    
7#a74 4