US SB1453 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.
Title
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-05-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1418 (Same As) 2015-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2635 (Related) 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1961 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2675 (Related) 2016-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1465-1466)
SB3044 (Related) 2016-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB2635 (Related) 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1961 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2675 (Related) 2016-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1465-1466)
SB3044 (Related) 2016-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Caribbean area
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1453/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1453/BILLS-114s1453is.pdf |