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Introduced Session

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare. This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders. Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. 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.

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Tom Malinowski (D)*,  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Henry Cuellar (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Andy Kim (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Dean Phillips (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D), 

Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 12/10/2019)

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