Bill raises the income level where Medicare seniors pay extra fees.
H.R. 9709 — Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026 · Filed by Thomas Kean (R-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes when seniors pay extra fees on Medicare Part B. Right now, seniors with income above $85,000 pay extra. The bill would raise that to $171,000 starting in 2027. Seniors earning more would pay different extra amounts. The rules stay the same through 2026.
Who it affects
Seniors with income between $85,000 and $171,000 would pay less extra. Seniors with income above $171,000 would move into new fee brackets. Seniors with income below $85,000 would see no change.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how the government will pay for lost money. It does not explain who else might pay more.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Medicare Part B — The part of Medicare that pays for doctor visits and care.
- brackets — Groups of income levels, each with its own fee or tax rate.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,126 characters) on Jul 19, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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