,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #e1 #bjbf,ms4 
,davids ( ,kansas introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to all[ individuals ) ,alzheim]'s      
disease to buy 9 to ! ,m$ic>e program4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,e>ly-,onset ,alzheim]'s ,cov]age ,act
 ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,m$ic>e buy-9 option  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,xviii ( ! ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;c et
 seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #ahii;,d4 ,buy-9   
option = individuals ) ,alzheim]'s      
disease  7a7 ,option  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,e  
individual :o meets ! requirem5ts       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be        

eligible to enroll "u ?is section4  7#b7
 ,eligibility ,an individual :o meets ! 
foll[+ requirem5ts is eligible to enroll
 "u ?is section3  7,a7 ,alzheim]'s      
disease ,! individual has be5 diagnos$ )
 e>ly-onset ,alzheim]'s disease 7z def9$
 by ! ,commission] ( ,social ,security  
?r\gh ! ,program ,op]ations ,manual     
,sy/em 7or a successor docum5t774  7,b7 
,m$ic>e eligibility 7b = age7 ,!        
individual is n o!rwise entitl$ to      
b5efits "u "p ,a or eligible to enroll  
"u "p ,a or "p ,b b w\ld be eligible to 
enroll "u "p ,a or "p ,b if ! individual
 7 #fe ye>s ( age4  7#c7 ,"p ,a1 ,b1 &  
,d b5efits & protections ,an individual 
enroll$ "u ?is section is entitl$ to !  
same b5efits 7& %all receive ! same     
protections7 "u ?is title z an          
individual :o is entitl$ to b5efits "u  
"p ,a & enroll$ "u p>ts ,b & ,d1 includ+
 ! ability to enroll 9 a ,m$ic>e        
,advantage plan t provides qualifi$     
prescription drug cov]age 7an ,,ma-,,pd 
plan7 & includ+ access to ! ,m$ic>e     

,b5efici>y ,ombudsman "u section        
#ahjh7;c74  7b7 ,enrollm5t & cov]age    
p]iods  7#a7 ,enrollm5t p]iods ,!       
,secret>y %all provide = a #c-mon?      
enrollm5t p]iod = an individual describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 t beg9s on ! fir/ day 
( ! fir/ mon? foll[+ ! mon? 9 :i* su*   
individual is fir/ diagnos$ ) e>ly-onset
 ,alzheim]'s disease4 ,! ,secret>y %all 
provide = su* special enrollm5t p]iods  
simil> to ^? provid$ "u "p ,b4  7#b7    
,cov]age p]iod ,cov]age "u ?is section  
%all beg9 on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon?   
foll[+ ! mon? 9 :i* su* individual      
enrolls "u ?is section4  7c7            
,application ( "p ,a1 ,b1 & ,d premiums 
,an individual enroll$ "u ?is section = 
a mon? %all be responsible = su* mon? = 
any premium applicable "u sections #ahah
 & #ahci1 or "u a prescription drug plan
 "u "p ,d1 z if su* individual 7 #fe    
ye>s ( age b n o!rwise entitl$ to       
b5efits "u "p ,a & 7 enroll$ "u "p ,a1  
"p ,b1 or a prescription drug plan "u "p
 ,d 7z applicable74  7d7 ,cl>ification  

,no?+ 9 ?is section %all affect !       
b5efits or eligibility "u ?is title (   
individuals :o w\ld o!rwise be entitl$  
to or eligible = b5efits "u ?is title or
 title ,,xix1 or bo?4  7e7 ,access to   
,m$igap ,individuals eligible =         
enrollm5t pursuant to ?is section %all  
be eligible = cov]age provid$ ?r\gh     
m$ic>e supplem5tal policies c]tifi$ "u  
section #ahhb if ! individual applies = 
enrollm5t 9 su* policy dur+ ! six-mon?  
p]iod foll[+ ! date ( enrollm5t pursuant
 to ?is section4 ,! ,secret>y %all      
require ea* issu] ( m$ic>e supplem5tal  
policies 9 a ,/ate to ensure t at lea/  
#a su* policy is available to su*       
individuals 9 su* ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,m$igap
 ,section #ahhb ( ! ,social ,security   
,act is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7aa7 ,developm5t ( ,new
 ,/&>ds = ,c]ta9 ,m$ic>e ,supplem5tal   
,policies relat+ to buy-,9 option ,!    
,secret>y %all reque/ ! ,national       
,association ( ,insurance ,commission]s 
to review & revise ! /&>ds = b5efit     

packages describ$ 9 subsection 7p77#a71 
to o!rwise update /&>ds to include      
requirem5ts = ea* issu] ( a m$ic>e      
supplem5tal policy t (f]s su* a policy 9
 a ,/ate1 ) respect to ea* ye>1 to      
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( section        
#ahii;,d7e74 ,su* revisions %all be made
 consi/5t ) ! rules applicable "u       
subsection 7p77#a77;,e7 ) ! ref]5ce to !
 #aiia ,,naic ,model ,regulation deem$ a
 ref]5ce to ! ,,naic ,model ,regulation 
z publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on ,decemb]
 #d1 #aiih1 & z subsequ5tly updat$ by ! 
,national ,association ( ,insurance     
,commission]s to reflect previ\s *anges 
9 law & ! ref]5ce to date ( enactm5t (  
?is subsection deem$ a ref]5ce to ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection 7aa74  4   
7c7 ,updat+ mat]ials ,n lat] ?an #cj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices %all update applicable         
in=mation provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices relat+ to !    
,m$ic>e program 7su* z ! notices        

commonly ref]r$ to z ,m$ic>e  ,y &      
,welcome to ,m$ic>e7 to include         
in=mation on ! eligibility provid$ "u ! 
am5dm5ts made by ?is section4