Medicare supplement insurance.
Summary
Provides that after December 31, 2024, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age must make the equivalent policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease. (Under current law, an issuer that makes a Medicare supplement policy or certificate available to persons at least 65 years of age is required only to make a Plan A policy or certificate available to individuals under 65 years of age, and is required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability but is not required to make the Plan A policy or certificate available to an individual under 65 years of age who is eligible for Medicare because of having end stage renal disease.) Provides that if an individual who is less than 65 years of age, who is eligible for Medicare because of having a federally defined disability or end stage renal disease, and who meets certain conditions as to application timeliness applies for a Medicare supplement policy or certificate, the issuer of the policy or certificate is prohibited from: (1) denying or conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of the individual's policy or certificate; (2) charging the individual a premium rate for a policy or certificate standardized as Plan A, B, or D that exceeds the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; (3) charging the individual a premium rate for any other standardized lettered policy or certificate that exceeds 200% of the premium rate the issuer charges an individual who is 65 years of age; or (4) issuing to the individual a policy or certificate that contains a waiting period or a preexisting condition limitation or exclusion. Provides for the expiration of Code provisions that would be superseded by the new requirements applying to issuers of Medicare supplement policies or certificates.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Mar 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
46–2
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 1, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 235: yeas 42, nays 2
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 91, nays 0
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 47, nays 2
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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