Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 15, 2019)
Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act
This bill expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all beneficiaries regardless of age. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.) The bill provides for a phased implementation over a five-year period, with full implementation by January 1, 2028.
What just happenedOct 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseOct 15, 2019
- Oct 16, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 15, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Oct 15, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Oct 15, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Ways and Means Committee - Oct 15, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 15, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House