US Congress House Bill 1788 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on March 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Modifies provisions relating to enrollment periods for Medicare medical services. Among other things, the bill establishes a late enrollment penalty of 15% of monthly premiums and applies the penalty for a period equal to twice the number of months in each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services. The bill also expands the special enrollment periods to individuals who have health insurance coverage other than through their employer.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty.

Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-14	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.
2019-03-14	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.
2019-03-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1788/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1788/BILLS-116hr1788ih.pdf