Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Jan 25, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Sep 2, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Sep 6, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 28, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House
- 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 14, January 25, 2021, page H233.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40082 | Medicare Part B: Enrollment and Premiums | Report | May 19, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6490 | Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
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 limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
