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HR 279 107th Congress House Health Commerce Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Health insurance continuation Health insurance industry Health maintenance organizations Managed care Medicare Medicare managed care Metropolitan areas Social Welfare Urban affairs

Medicare HMO Improvement Act of 2001

Introduced: January 30, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 9, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 30, 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.
Jan 30, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medicare HMO Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with regard to contracts with Medicare+Choice organizations to: (1) provide for extension of the initial Medicare+Choice contract period from one year to two years; and (2) require termination of any contract with an organization that terminates coverage for any part of a metropolitan statistical area (or a New England County Metropolitan Area).

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to delay the effectiveness of a Medicare+Choice organization's termination of its plan with respect to all individuals in an area, if: (1) the termination would cause an imminent and serious health risk to enrollees; (2) the termination would result in a significant reduction in the Medicare+Choice plans available in the area affected; or (3) the chief executive officer of the State in which the termination occurs requests such a delay.

Provides for continuity of care, for a limited period, in certain cases of involuntary termination (other than for cause) of an individual's enrollment with a Medicare+Choice plan.

What's happening now February 14, 2001

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 30, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 279: Medicare HMO Improvement Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-279/
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"H.R. 279: Medicare HMO Improvement Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-279/.
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H.R. 279, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-279/.
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