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Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

USA116th CongressHR-4676| House 
| Updated: 10/16/2019
Bradley Scott Schneider

Bradley Scott Schneider

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 15, 2019
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.
Oct 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • October 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 15, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • October 15, 2019
    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.


  • October 16, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
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Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

USA116th CongressHR-4676| House 
| Updated: 10/16/2019
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.
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Timeline
Oct 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 15, 2019
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.
Oct 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • October 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 15, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • October 15, 2019
    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.


  • October 16, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bradley Scott Schneider

Bradley Scott Schneider

Democratic Representative

Illinois

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 116-3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulationMedicare