# 115-hr-3748: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

115-hr-3748, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3748
- Congress: 115
- Title: Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 50
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017 This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance options and costs. Among other things, the bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for individuals aged 50 to 64, requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and establishes an individual market reinsurance fund.

## Cosponsors (50)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3748 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3748)

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