S 324
113th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013
Introduced: February 14, 2013
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents.
Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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