# 116-hr-4671: Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act

116-hr-4671, Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4671
- Congress: 116
- Title: Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 305.
- Introduced: 2019-10-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act This bill alters eligibility standards and related processes for several programs that provide premium and cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Among other things, the bill expands income eligibility for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program and the Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Program to up to 135% and 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL), respectively, and provides an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to state Medicaid programs for expenditures related to the expansion. The bill also repeals the Qualifying Individual Program (which currently provides premium assistance to beneficiaries with incomes between 120% and 135% of the FPL).

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4671 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4671)

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- [116-hr-2: Moving Forward Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4671 (as of 2025-11-18).