,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dffa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #aa1        
#bjai,mr4 ,pappas 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tonko7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1  
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 title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act to provide for the       
automatic qualification of certain      
,medicaid beneficiaries for premium and 
cost-sharing subsidies under part ,d of 
the ,medicare program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advancing          
,enrollment and ,reducing ,drug ,costs  
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,automatic          
qualification of certain ,medicaid      
beneficiaries for premium and           

cost-sharing subsidies under part ,d of 
the ,medicare program  7a7 ,in general  
,clause 7v7 of section                  
#ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#c77;,b7 of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4          
#aciew-#aad7;a77#c77;,b77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking and 
at the end2  7#b7 in subclause 7,,ii71  
by striking the period and inserting 2  
and2 and  7#c7 by inserting after       
subclause 7,,ii7 the following new      
subclause3  7,,iii7 shall1              
notwithstanding the preceding clauses of
 this subparagraph1 provide that any    
part ,d eligible individual not         
described in subclause 7,i7 or 7,,ii7   
who is enrolled1 as of the day before   
the date on which such individual       
attains the age of #fe1 for medical     
assistance under a ,state plan under    
title ,,xix 7or a waiver of such plan7  
pursuant to clause 7i77,,viii7 or       
7ii77,,xx7 of section                   
#aijb7;a77#aj77;,a71 and who has income 
below #bjj percent of the poverty line  

applicable to a family of the size      
involved1 shall be treated as a subsidy 
eligible individual described in        
paragraph 7#a7 for a limited period of  
time1 as specified by the ,secretary4  4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to plan years beginning on or   
after ,january #a1 #bjbb4