HR 2709 · 107th Congress 2001โ€“2003, ended

Medicare Improvements for Special Needs Beneficiaries Act of 2001

Latest action · Aug 16, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 1, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Improvements for Special Needs Beneficiaries Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for specialized Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries and the treatment of such plans as coordinated care plans under Medicare part C. Permits: (1) restriction on the enrollment of individuals in a specialized Medicare+Choice plan to special needs beneficiaries; and (2) continuous open enrollment for such beneficiaries.

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2001 to Sep 24, 2002; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalAug 1, 2001
R-ILJerry WellerSep 6, 2001
R-AZJ. D. HayworthSep 12, 2001
D-MABarney FrankSep 24, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradySep 24, 2001
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodSep 25, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOct 2, 2001
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOct 2, 2001
D-AZEd PastorOct 4, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOct 4, 2001
R-OHDavid L. HobsonOct 10, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOct 10, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOct 10, 2001
R-WIPaul D. RyanOct 10, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealOct 11, 2001
R-OHRob PortmanOct 11, 2001
D-MNBill LutherOct 31, 2001
R-AZBob StumpOct 31, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOct 31, 2001
R-OHDeborah PryceNov 7, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyNov 13, 2001
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggNov 28, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntDec 6, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverDec 18, 2001
D-MAStephen F. LynchDec 18, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiJan 24, 2002
R-COJoel HefleySep 24, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Aug 1, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 8, 2001
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Aug 1, 2001
Health Subcommittee
Referred Aug 16, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 16, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  2. Aug 8, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Aug 1, 2001Introduced in House
  4. Aug 1, 2001Referred 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.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to Medicare+Choice plans for special needs Medicare beneficiaries by allowing plans to target enrollment to special needs beneficiaries and by eliminating the beneficiary lock-in and other administrative barriers to serving this population.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Improvements for Special Needs Beneficiaries Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 1, 2001Introduced in House

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