S. 704: Community Based Independence for Seniors Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-11 · Health · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 182. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Community Based Independence for Seniors Act

Plain summary

Community Based Independence for Seniors Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a five-year Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to prevent and delay institutionalization under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) among eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older. HHS shall enter into agreements with up to five eligible Medicare Advantage (MA) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of SSAct title XVIII (Medicare) to conduct the demonstration program. Each eligible MA plan may enroll up to 1,000 eligible low-income Medicare beneficiaries in such program. A participating MA plan shall use the rebate the plan must provide to eligible low-income Medicare enrollees to furnish certain benefits, including homemaker services, home delivered meals, transportation services, respite care, adult day care services, and non-Medicare-covered safety and other equipment. HHS shall help to educate eligible Medicare beneficiaries about the availability of the demonstration program through State Health Insurance Assistance Programs and other organizations dedicated to assisting seniors with Medicare benefits and enrollment. The demonstration program shall be implemented by January 1, 2018. HHS shall arrange for an independent third party evaluation of the demonstration program, on the basis of which its duration and scope may be expanded. Funding for the demonstration program shall come out of the Medicare trust funds.

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Community Based Independence for Seniors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 5 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act (2015-07-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s704.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s704 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114