Sec. 101. Medicare coverage for individuals who lost their job at a coal mine or coal power plant
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1881A the following new section: For purposes of eligibility for benefits under this title, an individual determined under subsection
(b)to be an applicable individual be deemed to meet the conditions specified in section 226(a). An individual who is deemed eligible for benefits under this title under paragraph
(1)shall be— entitled to benefits under the program under Part A as of the date of such deeming; and eligible to enroll in the program under Part B beginning with the month in which such deeming occurs. For purposes of this section, the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and using the cost allocation method prescribed in section 201(g), shall determine whether individuals are applicable individuals. The Commissioner shall begin to make such determinations as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section. For purposes of this section, the term applicable individual means an individual who worked at a coal mine or coal power plant and has lost their job (other than a discharge for cause, voluntary departure, or retirement). .