HR 1826 United States House · 117th Congress

Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 2021

Summary
Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 2021 This bill exempts an individual from late-enrollment penalties for Medicare medical services if the individual resided in Puerto Rico as of the date of eligibility and the individual enrolls within five years of such date. 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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 11, 2021 Last action Mar 12, 2021
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Mar 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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