,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ac1 #bjah,mr4
 ,budd introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1   
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     
direct the ,secretary of ,health and    
,human ,services to conduct a study on  
the feasibility of expanding eligibility
 for enrollment in ,medicare ,advantage 
plans to individuals enrolled under the 
,medicaid program or enrolled under a   
group health plan4  #a4 ,study of       
expansion of ,medicare ,advantage       
eligibility ,not later than ,december   
#ca1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall conduct a    
study and submit to ,congress a report  
on the feasibility of expanding         

eligibility for enrollment in ,medicare 
,advantage plans offered under part ,c  
of title ,,xviii of the ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#ba
 et seq47 to individuals enrolled under 
a ,state plan 7or a waiver of such plan7
 under title ,,xix of such ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 or enrolled in 
a group health plan 7as defined in      
section #bgia of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#ia774 ,such report shall       
include an analysis of whether such an  
expansion--  7#a7 would increase access 
to health care for such individuals2 and
  7#b7 lead to lower health care costs  
for such individuals4