HR 2709
107th Congress
House
Health
Health insurance
Health maintenance organizations
Managed care
Medicaid
Medicare
Medicare managed care
Social Welfare
Welfare recipients
Medicare Improvements for Special Needs Beneficiaries Act of 2001
Introduced: August 1, 2001
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Became law
Aug 16, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 1, 2001
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.
Aug 1, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Medicare Improvements for Special Needs Beneficiaries Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for specialized Medicare+Choice plans for special needs beneficiaries and the treatment of such plans as coordinated care plans under Medicare part C. Permits: (1) restriction on the enrollment of individuals in a specialized Medicare+Choice plan to special needs beneficiaries; and (2) continuous open enrollment for such beneficiaries.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Committees of jurisdiction
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