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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1900
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 20, 2005
Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Corzine) 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 stabilize the amount of the medicare part B premium.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Keep the Promise of Medicare Act of
2006
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Stabilization of medicare part B premium
Section 1839(a)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395r(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, the monthly premium rate
determined under this paragraph for each month in 2006 may not exceed an amount
equal to the monthly premium rate determined under this paragraph for each
month in 2005 adjusted by the percentage change in the average Consumer Price
Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI–W) for the third quarter
of 2004 to the third quarter of 2005.
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