Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 24, 2021)
Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act
This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders.
Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.
What just happenedJun 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 24, 2021
- Jun 25, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jun 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - Jun 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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 - Jun 24, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House