Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
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Summary
Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prevent 2016 increases to Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles for enrollees, and (2) authorize federal funding to offset the corresponding reduction in aggregate monthly premiums. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must annually determine the monthly actuarial rate upon which Part B premiums and deductibles are based. The bill temporarily freezes that rate at the 2015 level for enrollees, effectively preventing increases to premiums and deductibles for those enrollees in 2016. (Current law already protects Part B enrollees whose benefits are deducted from their Social Security benefits from premium increases that would result in a smaller Social Security check.)
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
COLLIN PETERSON
MN • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
TIM RYAN
OH • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
JIM MCDERMOTT
WA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
CHARLES RANGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
PETER DEFAZIO
OR • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/16/2015
XAVIER BECERRA
CA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
LOIS CAPPS
CA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
MIKE DOYLE
PA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
IA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2015
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
JAMES LANGEVIN
RI • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/22/2015
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2015
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
CORRINE BROWN
FL • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
STEVE ISRAEL
NY • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
RUBEN HINOJOSA
TX • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/26/2015
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 10/27/2015
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/28/2015
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2015
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2015
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/18/2015
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/9/2015
Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/27/2016
Roll Call Votes
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