1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Community-based services play an essential role in keeping individuals healthy. (2) Without community-based long-term services and supports, which are not typically covered by Medicare, seniors frequently experience negative health outcomes and lose their ability to live independently. (3) Seniors who deplete their resources often have no option but to turn to Medicaid for coverage of long term care expenses. (4) Targeting community-based services and supports to at-risk seniors can help these individuals avoid depleting their assets and becoming Medicaid dependent. 3. Community-based institutional special needs plan demonstration Part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting after section 1859 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–28 ) the following new section: 1859A. Community-based institutional special needs plan demonstration (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program (in this section referred to as the CBI–SNP demonstration program ) to provide home and community-based care to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. (2) Agreements The Secretary shall enter into agreements with eligible MA organizations under which such organizations shall offer eligible MA plans under the CBI–SNP demonstration program to eligible Medicare beneficiaries. (3) Limitations on scope of demonstration program (A) Number of plans The CBI–SNP demonstration program shall be carried out with respect to not greater than five MA plans. (B) Number of enrollees per plan An eligible MA organization that enters into an agreement with the Secretary under paragraph (2) to offer an eligible MA plan under the CBI–SNP demonstration program may not enroll more than 1,000 eligible Medicare beneficiaries (including new enrollees) in such plan. (4) Eligible MA plans defined For purposes of this section,