# 116-hr-3417: BETTER Act of 2019

116-hr-3417, BETTER Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3417
- Congress: 116
- Title: BETTER Act of 2019
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574.
- Introduced: 2019-06-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019 This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs. Among other things, the bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities; provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan); revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2019-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8696: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7947: Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act
- 116-hr-5826: Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-3417 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3417)

## Related
- [116-hr-8696: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8696)
- [116-hr-7947: Supporting Foster Youth and Families through the Pandemic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7947)
- [116-hr-5826: Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5826)
- [116-hr-3632: Fair and Open Skies Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3632)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3417 (as of 2025-11-18).