117 STAT. 2200
PUBLIC LAW 108–173—DEC. 8, 2003
of the payment option described in subparagraph (A). The Secretary shall consult with the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of the Treasury regarding methods for allocating premiums withheld under subparagraph (A) among the appropriate Trust Funds and Account. ‘‘(3) INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR COLLECTION.—In order to carry out paragraph (2)(A) with respect to an enrollee who has elected such paragraph to apply, the Secretary shall transmit to the Commissioner of Social Security— ‘‘(A) by the beginning of each year, the name, social security account number, consolidated monthly beneficiary premium described in paragraph (4) owed by such enrollee for each month during the year, and other information determined appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security; and ‘‘(B) periodically throughout the year, information to update the information previously transmitted under this paragraph for the year. ‘‘(4) CONSOLIDATED MONTHLY BENEFICIARY PREMIUM.—In the case of an enrollee in an MA plan, the Secretary shall provide a mechanism for the consolidation of— ‘‘(A) the MA monthly basic beneficiary premium (if any); ‘‘(B) the MA monthly supplemental beneficiary premium (if any); and ‘‘(C) the MA monthly prescription drug beneficiary premium (if any).’’. (d) COMPUTATION OF MA AREA-SPECIFIC NON-DRUG BENCHMARK.—Section 1853 (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(j) COMPUTATION OF BENCHMARK AMOUNTS.—For purposes of this part, the term ‘MA area-specific non-drug monthly benchmark amount’ means for a month in a year— ‘‘(1) with respect to— ‘‘(A) a service area that is entirely within an MA local 1⁄12 of the annual MA capitation area, an amount equal to rate under section 1853(c)(1) for the area for the year, adjusted as appropriate for the purpose of risk adjustment; or ‘‘(B) a service area that includes more than one MA local area, an amount equal to the average of the amounts described in subparagraph (A) for each such local MA area, weighted by the projected number of enrollees in the plan residing in the respective local MA areas (as used by the plan for purposes of the bid and disclosed to the Secretary under section 1854(a)(6)(A)(iii)), adjusted as appropriate for the purpose of risk adjustment; or ‘‘(2) with respect to an MA region for a month in a year, the MA region-specific non-drug monthly benchmark amount, as defined in section 1858(f) for the region for the year.’’. (e) PAYMENT OF PLANS BASED ON BID AMOUNTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1853(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 23(a)(1)) (42 U.S.C. 1395w–23) is amended— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (H); and
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