H.R. 2149 · 110th Congress
Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007
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Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for certain months for individuals who: (1) are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007; and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 3, 2007
Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for certain months for individuals who: (1) are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007; and (2) enroll by the end of the first annual, coordinated election period following their initial enrollment period. Limits the amount of such penalty for any eligible individual for a continuous period of eligibility to 25% of the base beneficiary premium.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007
Latest action (May 15, 2007): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 3, 2007
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.