H.R. 6662 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 10, 2018Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Kind) 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 extend the special election period under part C of the Medicare program for certain deemed individuals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain nondeemed individuals enrolled in such contract. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Seniors’ Enrollment Decision Act of 2018. 2. Extending the special election period under part C of the Medicare program for certain deemed individuals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract to certain nondeemed individuals enrolled in such contract Section 1851(e)(2)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(e)(2)(F)) is amended— (1) in the header, by striking deemed elections and inserting individuals enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract; and (2) by amending clause (i) to read as follows: (i) In general (I) Election period At any time during the period beginning after the last day of the annual, coordinated election period under paragraph (3) for an applicable plan year and ending on the last day of February of the first plan year following such applicable plan year, an individual who is an eligible individual (as defined in subclause (II)) with respect to such applicable plan year may change the election under subsection (a)(1) (including changing the MA plan or MA–PD plan in which the individual is enrolled). (II) Eligible individual In this clause, the term eligible individual means, with respect to a plan year, an individual enrolled in a reasonable cost reimbursement contract under section 1876(h) that was extended or renewed for the last reasonable cost reimbursement contract year of the contract (as described in subclause (I) of section 1876(h)(5)(C)(iv)) pursuant to such section. .