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Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

Introduced: June 24, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders.

Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.

What's happening now June 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4148 Identical bill Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 29, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2236: Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2236/
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"S. 2236: Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2236/.
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S. 2236, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2236/.
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