HR 480 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Katie Porter D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedJan 25, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act

This bill modifies provisions relating to enrollment periods for Medicare medical services.

Among other things, the bill establishes a late enrollment penalty of 15% of monthly premiums and applies the penalty for a period equal to twice the number of months in each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services.

The bill also expands the special enrollment periods to individuals who have health insurance coverage other than through their employer.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2021 to Sep 6, 2022, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJan 25, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJan 25, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJan 25, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalJan 25, 2021
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJan 25, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalJan 25, 2021
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House
  4. Jan 25, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House

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