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HR 2149 110th Congress House

Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D benefit for certain months for individuals who a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D benefit for certain months for individuals who are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007 and who enroll by the end of the first annual, coordinated election period following their initial enrollment period, to limit the amount of such penalty, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on such penalty.

Introduced: May 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for certain months for individuals who: (1) are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007; and (2) enroll by the end of the first annual, coordinated election period following their initial enrollment period. Limits the amount of such penalty for any eligible individual for a continuous period of eligibility to 25% of the base beneficiary premium.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Fortuno, Luis
· Jun 8, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2149: Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2149/
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