S. 1742: Medicare at 55 Act
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S. 1742: Medicare at 55 Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-08-03 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-08-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare at 55 Act
Plain summary
Medicare at 55 Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow individuals aged 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Such enrollees shall be entitled to Medicare hospital, medical, and prescription-drug benefits. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish enrollment periods and determine monthly premiums with respect to such enrollees, as specified by the bill. Premium amounts collected by HHS shall be deposited in the Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. Such enrollees shall not be eligible for Medicare cost-sharing assistance but may be eligible for premium assistance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Official text
Medicare at 55 Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · 21 cosponsors
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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jack Reed (D-RI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1742.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1742 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115