Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016 or the BENES Act of 2016
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to:
establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare;
require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility;
restructure Medicare enrollment periods; and
expand Medicare beneficiaries' rights to appeal certain enrollment errors.
Actions
Aug 1, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 13, 2016
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.