US HB1394 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
(1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)
Title
Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA] |
Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] |
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] |
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] |
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX] |
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-03-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-02-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
2019-02-27 | House | 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. |
2019-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1394/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1394/BILLS-116hr1394ih.pdf |