Rep. Black Introduces Bill to Meet Chronically Ill Medicare Enrollees Needs

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation (H.R. 1995) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security "to provide for national testing of a model of Medicare Advantage value-based insurance design to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees."

The bill was introduced on April 6 and was co-sponsored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. It was jointly referred to the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees.

For more information about this legislation, contact Rep. Diane Black in Washington at 1131 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515; 202/225-4231; or in the district offices at 355 N. Belvedere Drive, Ste. 308, Gallatin, TN 37066; 615/206-8204; 321 E. Spring St., Ste. 301, Cookeville, TN 38501; 931/854-0069.

Myron Struck, editor, Targeted News Service, Springfield, Va., 703/304-1897; [email protected]; http://www.targetednews.com