Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 12, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S450-4451)
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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a special 90-day enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), with waiver of any late enrollment fee.
Makes appropriations to the National Center on Senior Benefits Outreach and Enrollment to provide outreach and enrollment assistance with respect to premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the drug program.
Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, when conducting Medicare eligibility screening, to screen also for an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) for any Medicare cost-sharing, and, if the results are positive, report the pertinent information to the appropriate state Medicaid agency for the individual's eligibility determination and enrollment for Medicare cost-sharing under the state plan.
Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Administration on Aging to study and report to Congress on screening processes used by government needs-based programs.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2007 to May 21, 2008, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Apr 12, 2007 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Apr 12, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Apr 12, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Apr 12, 2007 |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Nov 16, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | May 21, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 12, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S450-4451)
- Apr 12, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4448-4450)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health insurance
- Insurance premiums
- Internet
- Law
- Legislation
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Poverty
- Prescription pricing
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Subsidies
- Welfare eligibility
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2007Introduced in Senate
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