Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act
This bill modifies Medicare Part B late enrollment penalties to better accommodate people with temporary coverage gaps. It increases the penalty rate from 10% to 15% of the monthly premium but limits the penalty period to twice the months without coverage (instead of 12-month increments). It also excludes months with COBRA, retiree, or VA health coverage from penalty calculations and creates a special enrollment period when such coverage ends. These changes directly affect Medicare Part B enrollees who lost employer or retiree coverage, reducing their potential extra fees for late enrollment.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 28, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Dec 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Nov 28, 2023
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
Nov 28, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katie Porter
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Neguse
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Brownley
DDemocratic
Co
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
Co
Nanette Diaz Barragán
DDemocratic
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