Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-5012| House
| Updated: 8/16/2021
Jimmy Gomez
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Foreign language and bilingual programsHealth information and medical recordsMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
USA117th CongressHR-5012| House
| Updated: 8/16/2021
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jimmy Gomez
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (20)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Kaiali'i Kahele (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jamaal Bowman (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Foreign language and bilingual programsHealth information and medical recordsMedicareSocial security and elderly assistance