S.Amdt. 4876

SA 4876. Ms. HASSAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 610, to address behavioral health and well-being
among health care professionals; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. 2022 MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE.

(a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) seniors face a substantial jump in health care costs
because of the increased Medicare Part B premiums for 2022;
and
(2) Congress must act to address these premium increases.
(b) 2022 Premium and Deductible and Repayment Through
Future Premiums.--Section 1839(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7), and (8)'';
(2) in paragraph (6)(C)--
(A) in clause (i), by striking ``(d)(1) and (e)(1)'' and
inserting ``(d)(1), (e)(1), and (g)(1) of section 1844''; and
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ``(5) and (7)'' and
inserting ``(5), (7), and (8)''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(8) In applying this part (including subsection (i) and
section 1833(b)), the monthly

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actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over for--
``(A) 2022 shall be determined to be an amount that does
not significantly exceed the monthly actuarial rate for
enrollees age 65 and over for 2021 increased the percentage
by which benefit amounts under title II are increased for
2022; and
``(B) 2023 shall be determined to be an amount that does
not significantly exceed the monthly actuarial rate for
enrollees age 65 and over for 2022 (as determined under
subparagraph (A)) increased the percentage by which benefit
amounts under title II are increased for 2023.''.
(c) Transitional Government Contribution.--Section 1844 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``In applying paragraph (1), the amounts
transferred under subsection (g)(1) with respect to enrollees
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such subsection
shall be treated as premiums payable and deposited in the
Trust Fund under subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, of
paragraph (1).''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g)(1) For 2022 and 2023, there shall be transferred from
the General Fund to the Trust Fund an amount, as estimated by
the Chief Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, equal to the reduction in aggregate premiums
payable under this part for a month in such year (excluding
any changes in amounts collected under section 1839(i)) that
are attributable to the application of section 1839(a)(8)
with respect to--
``(A) enrollees age 65 and over; and
``(B) enrollees under age 65.
Such amounts shall be transferred from time to time as
appropriate.
``(2) Premium increases affected under section 1839(a)(6)
shall not be taken into account in applying subsection (a).
``(3) There shall be transferred from the Trust Fund to the
General Fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the
additional premiums payable as a result of the application of
section 1839(a)(6), excluding the aggregate payments
attributable to the application of section
1839(i)(3)(A)(ii)(II).''.
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