H.R. 1346: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
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H.R. 1346: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-02-25 · Health · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-02-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Plain summary
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying individuals and makes a series of other changes relating to health care costs. Specifically, the bill allows individuals aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if such individuals would otherwise qualify for Medicare at the age of 65. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option. The bill also (1) establishes a supplemental option under Medicare to cover cost-sharing for beneficiaries; (2) repeals provisions that prohibit the CMS from negotiating the prices of prescription drugs; and (3) establishes an individual market reinsurance program relating to coverage of high-cost individuals, as specified.
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Official text
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · 51 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
John B. Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jared F. Golden (D-ME), William R. Keating (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1346.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1346 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116