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HR 6175 109th Congress House

Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for guaranteed issue of Medicare supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for guaranteed issue of Medicare supplemental policies for disabled and renal disease beneficiaries upon first enrolling under part B of the Medicare Program.

Introduced: September 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
Health MedicareMedigapSocial Welfare
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Oct 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman .
Sep 26, 2006
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2006
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.
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 Latest action October 2, 2006

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for guaranteed issue of replacement Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policies for beneficiaries under age 65 upon first enrolling under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of Medicare.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Nov 13, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6175: Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6175/
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"H.R. 6175: Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6175/.
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H.R. 6175, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6175/.
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