Sec. 3. Reducing cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, and simplifying enrollment for low-income beneficiaries
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Section 1905(p)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(p)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by striking 100 percent and inserting 135 percent ; in subparagraph (B)— by striking and at the end of clause (ii); by striking the period at the end of clause
(iii)and inserting , and ; and by adding at the end the following: January 1, 2020, is 135 percent. ; and in subparagraph (C)— by striking and at the end of clause (iii); by striking the period at the end of clause
(iv)and inserting , and ; and by adding at the end the following: January 1, 2020, is 135 percent. . Section 1902(a)(10)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(10)(E) ) is amended— by adding and at the end of clause (ii); in clause (iii)— by striking and 120 percent in 1995 and years thereafter and inserting 120 percent in 1995 and years thereafter before 2020, and 150 percent in 2020 and years thereafter ; and by striking and at the end; and by striking clause (iv). Section 1905(p)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(p)(1) ) is amended by inserting after subparagraph
(C)the following flush sentence: The term specified low-income medicare beneficiary means an individual described in section 1902(a)(10)(E)(iii). . The first sentence of section 1905(b) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking and section 1933(d) . Section 1933 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396u–3 ) is repealed. Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d ) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking and
(aa)and inserting (aa), and
(ee); and by adding at the end the following new subsection: Notwithstanding subsection (b), with respect to expenditures described in paragraph (2), the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be equal to 100 percent. The expenditures described in this paragraph are expenditures made on or after January 1, 2020, for medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing provided to any individual under clause (i), (ii), or
(iii)of section 1902(a)(10)(E) who would not have been eligible for medicare cost-sharing under any such clause under the income or resource eligibility standards in effect on October 1, 2018. . Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3) ) is amended— by striking subparagraph (D); by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)through
(G)as subparagraphs
(D)through (F), respectively; and in the heading of subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking . Alternative Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3) ), as amended by paragraph (1), is amended by striking subparagraph
(F)and inserting the new following new subparagraphs: In determining the resources of an individual (and the eligible spouse of the individual, if any) under section 1613 for purposes of subparagraph (D)— no part of the value of any life insurance policy shall be taken into account; no part of the value of any vehicle shall be taken into account; and there shall be excluded an amount equal to $1,500 each with respect to any individual or eligible spouse of an individual who attests that some of the resources of such individual or spouse will be used to meet the burial and related expenses of such individual or spouse. In determining the size of the family of an individual for purposes of determining the income eligibility of such individual under this section, an individual's family shall consist of— the individual; the individual's spouse who lives in the same household as the individual (if any); and any other individuals who— are related to the individual whose income eligibility is in question or such individual's spouse who lives in the same household; are living in the same household as such individual; and are dependent on such individual or such individual's spouse who is living in the same household for at least one-half of their financial support. . Section 1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting (as determined under paragraph (3)(G)) after family of the size involved ; and in paragraph (3), as amended by paragraphs
(1)and (2)— in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking subparagraph
(F)and inserting subparagraph
(E); in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting (as determined under subparagraph (G)) after family of the size involved ; in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking or
(E); in subparagraph (B)(v), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking subparagraph
(F)and inserting subparagraph
(E); and in subparagraph (D)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking subject to the life insurance policy exclusion provided under subparagraph
(G)and inserting subject to the resource exclusions provided under subparagraph
(F). Section 1905(p)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(p)(1)(C) ) is amended to read as follows: whose resources (as determined under section 1613 for purposes of the supplemental security income program subject to the resource exclusions under subparagraph
(F)of section 1860D–14(a)(3)) do not exceed— in the case of an individual with a spouse, an amount equal to the sum of the first amount specified in subsection (f)(2)(A)(i) of section 1924 (as adjusted under subsection
(g)of such section) and the amount specified in subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of such section (as so adjusted); or in the case of an individual who does not have a spouse, an amount equal to 1/2 of the amount described in clause (i). . Section 1905(s)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(s)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: whose resources (as determined under section 1613 for purposes of the supplemental security income program subject to the resource exclusions under subparagraph
(F)of section 1860D–14(a)(3)) do not exceed— in the case of an individual with a spouse, the amount in effect for the year under clause
(i)of subsection (p)(1)(C); and in the case of an individual who does not have a spouse, the amount in effect for the year under clause
(ii)of subsection (p)(1)(C); and . Clause
(i)of section 1860D–14(a)(3)(D), as redesignated and amended by subsection (d)(1), is amended to read as follows: The resources requirement of this subparagraph is that an individual's resources (as determined under section 1613 for purposes of the supplemental security income program subject to the resource exclusions provided under subparagraph (F)) do not exceed the amount in effect for the year under section 1905(p)(1)(C)(ii). . Section 1902(e)(8) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(8) ) is amended by striking after the end of the month in which the determination first occurs and inserting in or after the third month before the month in which the individual makes application for assistance . Section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or, in the case of medicare cost-sharing with respect to a qualified medicare beneficiary described in subsection (p)(1), if provided after the month in which the individual becomes such a beneficiary . Section 1902(e)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(12) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and (ii), respectively; by inserting
(A)after
(12); and by adding at the end the following: At the option of the State, the plan may provide that an individual who is determined to be eligible for benefits under a State plan approved under this title under any of the following eligibility categories, or who is redetermined to be eligible for such benefits under any of such categories, shall be considered to meet the eligibility requirements met on the date of application and shall remain eligible for those benefits until the end of the 12-month period following the date of the determination or redetermination of eligibility, except that a State may provide for such determinations more frequently, but not more frequently than once every 6 months for an individual: A specified low-income medicare beneficiary described in subsection (a)(10)(E)(iii) of this section who is determined eligible for medicare cost sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii). A qualified disabled and working individual described in section 1905(s) who is determined eligible for medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(i). . Section 1902(e)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: At the option of the State, the State may apply the provisions of this paragraph with respect to determining eligibility under this title for an eligible individual (as defined in subclause (II)). In applying this paragraph in the case of a State making such an option, any reference in this paragraph to a child with respect to this title (other than a reference to child health assistance) shall be deemed to be a reference to an eligible individual. In this clause, the term eligible individual means any of the following: A qualified medicare beneficiary described in section 1905(p)(1) for purposes of determining eligibility for medicare cost-sharing (as defined in section 1905(p)(3)). A specified low-income medicare beneficiary described in subsection (a)(10)(E)(iii) of this section for purposes of determining eligibility for medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii). A qualified disabled and working individual described in section 1905(s) for purposes of determining eligibility for medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(i). During the period that begins on the date of enactment of this clause and ends on December 31, 2019, a qualifying individual described in subsection (a)(10)(E)(iv) for purposes of determining eligibility for medicare cost-sharing described in section 1905(p)(3)(A)(ii). . Except as provided in paragraphs
(2)and (3), the amendments and repeal made by this section take effect on January 1, 2020, and, with respect to title XIX of the Social Security Act, apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2020. The amendments made by subsection (f)(3) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. In the case of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments and repeal made by this section (other than the amendments made by subsection (f)(3)), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
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- 42 USC 1396u–3
- 42 USC 1395w–114(a)(3)
- 42 USC 1395w–114(a)
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