,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjbd,mr4 ,levin 7for himself and ,ms4  
,snchez7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to
 take certain ,medicare premiums of     
household members into account in       
determining the health care insurance   
premiums tax credit4  #a4 ,certain      
,medicare premiums of household members 
taken into account in determining health
 care insurance premiums tax credit  7a7
 ,in general ,section #cf;,b7b7 of the  
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#d7          
,adjustment for certain ,medicare       
premiums of household members  7,a7 ,in 
general ,in the case of any applicable  
taxpayer who elects 7at such time and in
 such manner as the ,secretary may      
provide7 the application of this        

paragraph with respect to any coverage  
month1 the amount determined under      
paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii7 with respect to 
such coverage month shall be reduced    
7but not below zero7 by the aggregate   
amount of specified ,medicare premiums  
of such applicable taxpayer's household 
members for such month4  7,b7 ,household
 members ,for purposes of this          
paragraph1 the term household member    
means1 with respect to any applicable   
taxpayer1 any individual who is taken   
into account in determining the family  
size of such applicable taxpayer under  
subsection 7d77#a74  7,c7 ,specified    
,medicare premiums ,for purposes of this
 paragraph1 the term specified ,medicare
 premiums means premiums paid by the    
applicable taxpayer or such taxpayer's  
household members 7and not reimbursed by
 any other person7 for coverage under   
part ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 or ,d of title ,,xviii 
of the ,social ,security ,act1 and      
premiums for coverage under a ,medicare 
supplemental policy under section #ahhb 

of such ,act4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,the amendments made by this section    
shall apply to coverage months beginning
 after ,december #ca1 #bjbd4