US Congress House Bill 3512 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on November 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seniors' Health Care Choice Act of 2013 - 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 2014 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 2013

Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-11-15	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-11-15	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-11-15	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3512/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3512/BILLS-113hr3512ih.pdf