US Congress House Bill 2476 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish: (1) a special enrollment period under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for an individual enrolled in COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits) continuation coverage who elected not to enroll under part B during the individual's initial enrollment period, and (2) a three-month open enrollment period starting with 2015 and recurring in the first three months of each subsequent year in which a Medicare Advantage (MA)-eligible individual under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice) may change his or her Medicare enrollment election.

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2015

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-05-20	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-05-20	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2015-05-20	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2015-05-20	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2476/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2476/BILLS-114hr2476ih.pdf