Providing flexibility in treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums

Section 1860D–1(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–101(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is amended by inserting before the period the following:, except that the Secretary may specify through rulemaking circumstances under which a loss of coverage resulting from termination for such a failure to pay shall be treated as involuntary.