,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fia  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4          
,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,ms4
 ,baldwin7 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 enhance prescription 
drug affordability by expanding access  
to assistance with out-of-pocket costs  
under ,medicare part ,d for low-income  
seniors and individuals with            
disabilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,medicare      
,extra ,rx ,higher ,eligibility ,limits 
in ,part ,d ,act of #bjai or the        
,medicare ,extra ,rx ,,help ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,enhancing prescription drug
 affordability by expanding access to   
assistance with out-of-pocket costs     
under ,medicare part ,d for low-income  
seniors and individuals with            
disabilities  7a7 ,in general ,section  

#ahfj;,d-#ad of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#aad7 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  7,a7
 in the heading1 by striking #aej       
percent and inserting #bjj percent2     
7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 in the    
heading1 by striking #ace percent and   
inserting #bjj percent2 and  7ii7 in the
 matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7--   
7,i7 by striking #ace percent and       
inserting #bjj percent2 and  7,,ii7 by  
striking and who meets the resources    
requirement described in paragraph      
7#c77;,d7 or who is covered under this  
paragraph under paragraph 7#c77;,b77i7  
and inserting or who is covered under   
this paragraph under paragraph          
7#c77;,b77v72  7,c7 by striking         
paragraph 7#b72  7,d7 in paragraph      
7#c7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 
in clause 7i71 by adding and at the end2
  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 by       
striking #aej percent and inserting #bjj
 percent2 and  7bb7 by striking 2 and at
 the end and inserting a period2 and    

7,,iii7 by striking clause 7iii72 and   
7ii7 by striking subparagraphs 7,d71    
7,e71 and 7,g72 and  7,e7 in paragraph  
7#d71 by striking subparagraph 7,b72 and
  7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 in the    
second sentence1 by striking subsections
 7a77#a77;,d7 and 7a77#b77;,e7 and      
inserting subsection 7a77#a77;,d74  7b7 
,conforming amendment ,section          
#aije7p77#a7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7p77#a77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following flush matter3  ,the ,secretary
 shall apply subparagraph 7,c7 as if the
 amendments made by section #b7;a7 of   
the ,medicare ,extra ,rx ,higher        
,eligibility ,limits in ,part ,d ,act of
 #bjai had not been enacted and shall   
continue to calculate the maximum       
resource level applied for a year under 
section #ahfj;,d-#ad7;a77#c77;,d7 7as in
 effect on the day before the date of   
enactment of such ,act7 without regard  
to such amendments4 4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the amendments made by subsection 

7a7 shall apply to plan year #bjbj and  
subsequent plan years4