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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to…

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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.

Introduced: June 6, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jun 12, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 6, 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.
Jun 6, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B to 10% and twice the period of no enrollment; and (2) exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.

Provides for a special enrollment period for individuals whose COBRA or retiree coverage terminates.

What's happening now June 12, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 6, 2007
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 6, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2007
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2007
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 6, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 6, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2591: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2591/
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"H.R. 2591: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2591/.
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H.R. 2591, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2591/.
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[H.R. 2591: To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2591/)
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