HR 5104 115th Congress House

Medicare Enrollment Protection Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a special enrollment period under Medicare for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2018 See on congress.gov

Health Employee benefits and pensionsEmployment discrimination and employee rightsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicare

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 5, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 2, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 27, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

Feb 27, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 5, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Enrollment Protection Act

This bill creates a special Medicare enrollment period for individuals enrolled in, or transitioning out of, continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

The bill exempts such individuals from certain monthly premium increases associated with delaying Medicare coverage.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Ways and Means Committee
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 9

Panetta, Jimmy

California · May 1, 2018

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Apr 5, 2018

Messer, Luke

· Mar 23, 2018

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Mar 6, 2018

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Mar 6, 2018

THORNBERRY, WILLIAM

· Mar 5, 2018

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Feb 27, 2018

Curbelo, Carlos

· Feb 27, 2018

Thompson, Mike

California · Feb 27, 2018

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5104: Medicare Enrollment Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5104/

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"H.R. 5104: Medicare Enrollment Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5104/.

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H.R. 5104, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5104/.

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