To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty.
- Last Action
- 3/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-14Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-14 (00)
This bill modifies provisions relating to enrollment periods for Medicare medical services.
Among other things, the bill establishes a late enrollment penalty of 15% of monthly premiums and applies the penalty for a period equal to twice the number of months in each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services.
The bill also expands the special enrollment periods to individuals who have health insurance coverage other than through their employer.
Cosponsors (19)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Subjects
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Medicare
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Veterans' medical care
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