Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act
Summary
Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders. Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 24, 2021
Last action Jun 24, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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