H.R. 2056 MEDICARE PART D IMPROVEMENT ACT

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H.R. 2056 MEDICARE PART D IMPROVEMENT ACT

Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2) and Rep. Chris Murphy (CT-5) introduced legislation that would eliminate the asset test for Medicare Part D enrollment. If signed into law, H.R. 2056 would make the following amendments to Medicare Part D only:

• Counting certain expenditures towards out-of-pocket limits
• Conforming the late enrollment penalty to the Medicare part B penalty structure
• Allowing more frequent changes in plans
• Removing the asset test and eliminating late enrollment penalties for low-income subsidy eligible individuals.

This legislation would also direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on how to eliminate the doughnut hole and how to finance its elimination.

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May 2007