US Congress Senate Bill 1453 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.

Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB1418 (Same As) 2015-03-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2635 (Related) 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1961 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2675 (Related) 2016-03-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1465-1466)
SB3044 (Related) 2016-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1453/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1453/BILLS-114s1453is.pdf