H.R. 2506: Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
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H.R. 2506: Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-21 · Health · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
Plain summary
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) States the intent of Congress to: (1) continue to study and request input on the effects of socioeconomic status and dual-eligible populations on the Medicare Advantage (MA) STARS rating system before reforming it, and, pending study and input results; (2) delay Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services authority to terminate MA plan contracts solely on the basis of performance under the STARS rating system. Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services, through the end of plan year 2018, from terminating a contract with respect to the offering of an MA plan by a MA organization solely because the plan has failed to achieve a minimum quality rating under the 5-star rating system.
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Official text
Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · 5 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2506, Seniorsâ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015 (2015-06-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2506, Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015 (2015-06-12)
Cosponsors on this site
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] reported raising $932,898 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2506.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2506 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114