Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced
Summary
Clarity about how VA patient enrollment affects Medicare premiums and drug coverage. This bill would require Medicare annual notices and HHS websites to explain that months enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs patient enrollment system count toward the calculation of the monthly Medicare Part B premium and that VA enrollment is creditable prescription drug coverage for Medicare Part D.
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- Veterans and Medicare enrollees: They would get explicit, written notice that months enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system count when calculating Part B monthly premiums and that VA enrollment qualifies as creditable Part D coverage.
- Public beneficiaries: Medicare.gov and any other HHS sites the Secretary chooses would post the required explanation so people can find the information online.
- HHS and VA responsibilities: The Secretaries must jointly report to Congress within 180 days with updates to those notices and an estimate of how many veterans were paying higher monthly premiums and how many were enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Clear Medicare notices for veterans
This bill would require annual Medicare notices to explain how VA patient enrollment affects Part B and Part D. Notices would say months enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system count toward the Part B monthly premium formula. Notices would also say VA patient enrollment counts as creditable prescription drug coverage for Part D. HHS would have to post this information on Medicare.gov and other HHS websites. Within 180 days of enactment, HHS and VA would jointly report to Congress with updates and veteran enrollment estimates.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
TX • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/30/2026
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
MN • R
Sponsored 8/31/2026
Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
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