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Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014

H.R. 4160 · 113th Congress · Mar 6, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding changes to Medicare prescription drug benefit programs.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014”.

Sec. 2 Protecting seniors from cancelled prescription drug coverage, fewer choices, and increased premiums

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not take any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of Federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and part D programs under the Medicare program) published on January 10, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 1918 et seq.) insofar as such regulation relates to the provisions of part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, including the application of such provisions to MA–PD plans under part C of such title.