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Medicare Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006

Introduced: May 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 16, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 16, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend the annual, coordinated election period, without any late enrollment penalty, for an additional seven months until the end of calendar 2006 for enrollments in Medicare Advantage plans and in the Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Permits a one-time change of plan enrollment for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during all of 2006 (currently, only during the first six months of 2006).

Makes appropriations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award health insurance information, counseling, and assistance grants to states under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.

What's happening now May 16, 2006

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5387 Related bill One More Chance to Sign Up Act of 2006
  • HR 5399 Related bill Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006
  • S 2810 Related bill Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 19, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2811: Medicare Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2811/
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"S. 2811: Medicare Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2811/.
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S. 2811, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2811/.
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