Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Latest action
- May 29, 2026
What it does
The Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act would create a 10-year demonstration program allowing certain Medicare beneficiaries to use their benefits for health care services in selected foreign countries, including Canada, Germany, India, Israel, South Korea, the Philippines, Panama, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Ghana. The program aims to improve care quality, reduce government costs, enable family reunification, and ease strain on U.S. medical infrastructure, with voluntary participation capped at no fewer than 150,000 beneficiaries. Payments would cover eligible services and premiums abroad but not duplicate U.S. benefits or income-related taxes, and the Secretary…
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