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Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act

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Passed Both
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119th
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2026-07-30
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Roger Williams
Roger Williams
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (617 recorded votes)

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-07-30

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would require Medicare to include information in its annual handbook explaining how enrolling in the Veterans Affairs health system affects Medicare premiums and costs for veterans. This would help veterans understand the financial consequences of using VA healthcare before making enrollment decisions. The change aims to give veterans clearer information to make better choices about their healthcare coverage options.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10012 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10012 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Medicare & You handbook to provide information on the impacts of enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Medicare premiums, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Mr. Bean of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Medicare & You handbook to provide information on the impacts of enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs on Medicare premiums, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act''. SEC. 2. EXPLANATION OF MEDICARE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS. (a) Explanation of Medicare Benefits in Annual Notice.--Section 1804 of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) A notice provided under subsection (a) on or after the date of enactment of the Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act shall include an explanation of how enrollment in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, impacts the calculation of the monthly premium of an individual enrolled under part B and the monthly premium for a prescription drug plan under part D, including a clear explanation that-- ``(1) months for which an individual is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, shall be taken into account for the purposes of determining the monthly premium of such individual under section 1839(b); and ``(2) enrollment in such patient enrollment system is creditable prescription drug coverage under section 1860D- 13(b).''. (b) Notice of Medicare Benefits Online.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make available on the Medicare.gov internet website (or a successor website) and any other website of the Department of Health and Human Services, as determined relevant by the Secretary, the information described in subsection (e) of section 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2), as amended by this section. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report that includes-- (1) a summary of the updates made to publications of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to subsection (e) of section 1804 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-2), as amended by this section, and subsection (b); and (2) an estimate of the number of veterans who-- (A) were paying an increased monthly premium under section 1839(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) as of the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) were at any point enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department…
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