H.R. 6516

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6516 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6516 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to identify individuals dually enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and an Exchange. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to identify individuals dually enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and an Exchange. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION OF DUAL MEDICAID OR CHIP AND EXCHANGE ENROLLMENTS. Section 1311(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(8) Identification of dual medicaid and exchange enrollments.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, establish a program under which, on a recurring basis, but not less frequently than quarterly, the information of each individual enrolled in a qualified health plan through an Exchange is compared through the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) facilitated by the Secretary (or any successor system) with the information of each individual enrolled in a State plan (or waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (or a waiver of such plan), for purposes of identifying individuals enrolled in both such a qualified health plan and such a State plan (or waiver) or State child health plan (or waiver). ``(B) Enforcement.--The Secretary shall take such actions as the Secretary determines appropriate (such as the notification of applicable Exchanges and the Secretary of the Treasury) to ensure that no individual identified under the program established under subparagraph (A) is receiving premium tax credits under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or cost sharing reductions under section 1402.''. <all>