Reed supports the Medicare Cost Cap Act to create a $5,000 annual out-of-pocket cap for Traditional Medicare Parts A and B beneficiaries and improve assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

U.S. Senator Jack Reed is teaming up with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing the Medicare Cost Cap Act, which would create a $5,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for Traditional Medicare (Parts A and B) beneficiaries.

Reed introduced legislation that would cap out-of-pocket costs for Traditional Medicare beneficiaries at $5,000 and improve low-income beneficiary assistance.

Reed Offers Prescription to Cap Medicare Costs for Seniors
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June 25, 2026 press release listing: "NEWS: Blunt Rochester, Wyden, Schumer Lead Legislation to Cap Medicare Costs for Seniors" and "The Medicare Cost Cap Act Will Create a $5,000 Ceiling on Out-of-Pocket Costs for People with Traditional Medicare."

Within the 30-day lookback window, an official Senate press release page shows the Medicare Cost Cap Act was newly advanced as legislation to cap traditional Medicare out-of-pocket costs at $5,000.

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Press Releases - Lisa Blunt Rochester
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The bill text lists Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Schumer and others including "Mr. REED" as introducing the bill. It states the bill would protect against high out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service benefits and enhance programs that protect low-income Medicare beneficiaries. It sets the 2028 annual out-of-pocket limit at $5,000.

Official Senate-hosted bill text directly ties Reed to the Medicare Cost Cap Act and confirms the bill matches the commitment: a $5,000 cap for Medicare Parts A/B fee-for-service costs and expanded low-income beneficiary protections.

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Medicare Cost Cap Act Bill Text
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Medicare.gov says Original Medicare includes Part A and Part B and that after beneficiaries meet a deductible, they pay cost shares as they get services. It further says there is no yearly out-of-pocket limit unless the beneficiary has other coverage such as Medigap, Medicaid, employer, retiree, or union coverage.

Current official Medicare guidance still describes Original Medicare as lacking a yearly out-of-pocket cap, indicating the $5,000 cap has not yet taken effect.

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How does Medicare work? | Medicare
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MarketWatch reported that a group of 15 Democratic senators introduced the Medicare Cost Cap Act on Thursday, describing it as a proposal to create a $5,000 cap on traditional Medicare out-of-pocket costs and noting the measure would be difficult to pass in a divided Congress.

Independent reporting in the lookback window corroborates that the Act was introduced but remains a legislative proposal facing hurdles, not an enacted benefit.

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A new bill would cap Medicare enrollees’ annual expenses at $5,000 — and could cost the government ‘tens of billions’
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