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HR 6435 112th Congress House

Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of Medicare special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees.

Introduced: September 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 19, 2012
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.
Sep 19, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1560)
Sep 19, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the eligibility requirements of Medicare special enrollment periods, secondary payer rules, and late enrollment penalties in a way to take into consideration the current employment status of all family members of an employee (currently, only the employment status of the employee or of the employee's spouse).

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6435: Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6435/
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"H.R. 6435: Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6435/.
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H.R. 6435, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6435/.
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