PACE Part D Choice Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-05-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-05-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-18Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2023-05-18Introduced in House
- 2023-05-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-18 (00)
PACE Part D Choice Act of 2023
This bill allows Medicare-only beneficiaries who are enrolled in Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to choose prescription drug plans that are not operated by PACE. (PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care.)
Specifically, the bill allows PACE enrollees who are Medicare (but not Medicaid) beneficiaries to choose a prescription drug plan that is not a Medicare Advantage plan or operated by PACE and for which annual out-of-pocket costs and federal subsidies are equal to or less than that under the applicable PACE prescription drug plan. The bill also allows for disenrollment from a chosen plan upon a change in medication or demonstration of an unexpected increase in out-of-pocket costs.
PACE programs must conduct outreach, monitor data, and coordinate benefits with respect to such options.
Cosponsors (7)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Michelle Steel (R-CA)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
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