US HB1657 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Creates a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)—a federal law that allows an individual to maintain health coverage following loss of coverage due to termination of employment or another qualifying event.
Title
Seniors’ Health Care Choice Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2019-03-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2019-03-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. |
| 2019-03-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB2564 (Related) 2020-09-09 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Subjects
Employee benefits and pensions
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1657/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1657/BILLS-116hr1657ih.pdf |
