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HR 3128 105th Congress House

Medicare Managed Care Notification Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans.

Introduced: January 28, 1998 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Feb 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 2, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 28, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Jan 28, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jan 28, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jan 28, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 11, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Managed Care Notification Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) prohibit a Medicare+Choice organization from changing the terms of benefits in a manner adverse to an enrollee; and (2) require such an organization that intends to change its benefits from those previously offered to provide to enrollees 120-day advance notice in comparative form of the changes intended.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 11, 1998
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 11, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Feb 4, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 28, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3128: Medicare Managed Care Notification Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3128/
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"H.R. 3128: Medicare Managed Care Notification Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3128/.
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H.R. 3128, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3128/.
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