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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5536 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5536
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility
in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan
premiums.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 24, 2026
Ms. Blunt Rochester introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility
in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan
premiums.
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 ``No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act''.
SEC. 2. PROVIDING FLEXIBILITY IN TREATMENT OF NONPAYMENT OF MEDICARE
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN PREMIUMS.
Section 1860D-1(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-101(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting before the period the
following: ``, except that the Secretary may specify through rulemaking
circumstances under which a loss of coverage resulting from termination
for such a failure to pay shall be treated as involuntary''.
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