Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Notification Act of 1991
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Aug 2, 1991)
Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary Notification Act of 1991 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services' annual notice to Medicare beneficiaries to: (1) notify such beneficiaries of the availability of and the requirements to qualify for Medicaid (title XIX of the Act) payment of their premiums, deductibles, and copayments under Medicare; and (2) contain an initial application for such assistance.
Requires participating physicians and hospitals to post conspicuously a notice of the availability of such assistance.
Amends the Medicaid program to State plans to provide for the establishment and operation of a toll-free hotline to provide information on such assistance.
What just happenedSep 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 9, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Aug 2, 1991CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Aug 2, 1991IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Aug 2, 1991IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Aug 2, 1991IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 1991IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House