Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 28, 2021)
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 happenedFeb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 28, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 28, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 28, 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 - Jan 28, 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 - Jan 28, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House