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HR 3691 112th Congress House

Senior Medicare Fairness Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to application of the frailty adjustment to certain Medicare Advantage plans.

Introduced: December 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health AgingDisability and paralysisMedicaidMedicare
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 16, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 15, 2011
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.
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 22, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Medicare Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act for plan year 2013 and subsequent plan years with respect to payments to Medicare + Choice organizations for original fee-for-service benefits under a specialized Medicare Advantage plan for special needs individuals that: (1) offers integrated Medicare and Medicaid services under contract with the state agency under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act; and (2) is offered by a Medicare Advantage organization that as of January 1, 2010, had a contract with such state Medicaid agency that participated in the "Demonstrations Serving Those Dually-Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid."

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to apply the frailty adjustment under payment rules for programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) rather than those which would otherwise apply for plan enrollees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1999 Related bill Senior Medicare Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Apr 18, 2012
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Dec 15, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 15, 2011
Walz, Timothy
· Dec 15, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3691: Senior Medicare Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3691/
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"H.R. 3691: Senior Medicare Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3691/.
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H.R. 3691, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3691/.
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