Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act

Bill: 115-hr-261
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area

Medicare

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act . 2. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties (a) Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico Section 1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395p(f)(3) ) is amended by striking , exclusive of Puerto Rico . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals whose initial enrollment period under section 1837(d) of the Social Security Act begins on or after the first day of the effective month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added by subsection (c)(2).