HR 1826
117th Congress
House
Health
Caribbean area
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 2021
Introduced: March 11, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 11, 2021
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.
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Medicare Part B Enrollment Act of 2021
This bill exempts an individual from late-enrollment penalties for Medicare medical services if the individual resided in Puerto Rico as of the date of eligibility and the individual enrolls within five years of such date. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
1