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Committee extends PACE/PACENET moratorium for two years, preserving coverage for roughly 29,000 enrollees
Summary
The committee unanimously passed House Bill 923 to extend a moratorium on Social Security cost-of-living disqualifications for PACE and PACENET enrollees for two years; sponsors said the extension preserves coverage for about 29,000 Pennsylvanians and ties renewal to a two‑year lottery revenue review.
The House Aging and Older Adults Services Committee unanimously passed House Bill 923, which extends the PACE and PACENET Social Security cost-of-living moratorium for an additional two years and permits current enrollees to remain in the programs even if a Social Security increase would otherwise make them ineligible.
Representative Rivera and Representative Labs, the bill sponsors, told the committee the extension helps keep about 29,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in PACE and PACENET. "I'm happy to join Representative Labs on this renewal of this moratorium, given the fact that it helps keep 29,000 of our Pennsylvanians enrolled in PACE and PACENET," Representative Rivera said.
Sponsors explained the moratorium is placed on a two‑year cycle because lottery proceeds that help fund the programs are reviewed biennially. "One of the questions often asked is why we extend the moratorium and not just eliminate this. The reason ... is that the lottery proceeds are reviewed every 2 years," a sponsor said on the record.
A motion to consider the bill was made and seconded; Representative Serrato moved the bill forward and Representative Barofsky seconded the motion on the record. The committee recorded no negative votes and the measure passed unanimously. The transcript does not include a roll‑call tally or an effective date for the extension.
The committee did not include outside beneficiary testimony in the transcript; the sponsors framed the measure as preserving access for existing enrollees and tying the moratorium schedule to lottery revenue reviews.
