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Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R–TX
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-07-30 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require Medicare notices and federal websites to explain how enrollment in Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care affects Medicare Part B and prescription drug premiums. It would also require a report on the information updates and an estimate of veterans paying increased Part B premiums who had been enrolled in VA care.
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
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.
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 of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code.
Section 1 would name the bill the Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act.
This Act may be cited as the Veterans Medicare Premium Transparency Act.
The bill would add an explanation of VA enrollment and Medicare premiums to the annual notice required by the cited Social Security Act provision. The requirement would apply to notices provided on or after enactment.
(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
The required notice would have to explain that months enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system must be taken into account when determining a person's Part B monthly premium under section 1839(b). This provision specifies what the notice must explain; it does not supply a premium calculation formula.
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)
The notice would also have to explain that VA enrollment is 'creditable prescription drug coverage'—coverage that counts under the cited Medicare Part D premium rule.
including a clear explanation that—
(2) enrollment in such patient enrollment system is creditable prescription drug coverage under section 1860D–13(b).
The Secretary of Health and Human Services would have to publish the same information on Medicare.gov or its successor, and on other department websites the Secretary considers relevant. This website provision specifies no separate deadline.
(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.
Within 180 days after enactment, the Health and Human Services and Veterans Affairs secretaries would have to submit a joint report to Congress. It would summarize the required publication updates and estimate how many veterans both were paying increased Part B premiums under section 1839(b) on the enactment date and had been enrolled in the VA patient enrollment system at any point.
(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 of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code.
The supplied October 2, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referrals to the Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs committees on July 30, 2026. Its latest listed action is referral to the Subcommittee on Health on August 7, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-02T08:06:01Z. 2026-08-07: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 2026-07-30: 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: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-07-30. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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