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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Veterans Affairs, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HAD56638BDCD54C199FB071AC2B7C41BD: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act.
- Section HEBF0A84BDBE24F1AA3DF1E0A8910F346: 2. Limiting Medicare part B late enrollment penalty to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment The first sentence of section 1839(b) of the Social...
- Section H5B0470E2EB2E43A7A55F10C2C6C01EB4: 3. Exclusion of periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from Medicare part B late enrollment penalty The second sentence of section 1839(b) of the Social...
- Section H191D9AF59C294BE280593EF1E3AD9117: 4. Special enrollment period for individuals whose COBRA or retiree coverage terminates Section 1837(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Veterans Affairs, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Porter (for herself, Mrs. Kim of California, Ms. Barragán, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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