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No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act
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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![Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/B001303.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa (D-DE)
Actions (2)
- Sep 24, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Sep 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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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
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”. <all>
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