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B-332732 1 (2020-11-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaecfq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-332732 November 24, 2020 The Honorable Chuck Grassley Chairman The Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Greg Walden Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Richard Neal Chairman The Honorable Kevin Brady Ranking Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; CY 2021 Part A Premiums for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicare Program; CY 2021 Part A Premiums for the Uninsured Aged and for Certain Disabled Individuals Who Have Exhausted Other Entitlement (RIN: 0938-AU15). We received the rule on November 13, 2020. It was published in the Federal Register as a notice on November 12, 2020. 85 Fed. Reg. 71913. The effective date of the rule is January 1, 2021. The rule, according to CMS, announces Medicare's Hospital Insurance (Part A) premium for uninsured enrollees in calendar year 2021. This premium is paid by enrollees age 65 and over who are not otherwise eligible for benefits under Medicare Part A and by certain individuals with disabilities who have exhausted other entitlement, according to CMS. CMS stated that the monthly Part A premium for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2021, for these individuals will be $471, and the premium for certain other individuals as described in this rule will be $259. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). The 60-day delay in effective date can be waived,

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