HR 5012
117th Congress
House
Health
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 13, 2021
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.
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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