HR 4160
105th Congress
House
Health
Armed Forces and National Security
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Insurance premiums
Managed care
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Military dependents
Military medicine
Retired military personnel
Retiree health benefits
Social Welfare
Veterans' medical care
Military Retiree Health Fairness Act of 1998
Introduced: June 25, 1998
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jul 6, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 26, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1273)
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to the Committee on 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.
Jun 25, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Jun 25, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Military Retiree Health Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to provide for a special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their dependents to enroll under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), without penalty for late enrollment, in order to participate in the Medicare (TRICARE Senior Prime) demonstration project for military retirees.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1