HR 3998 · 100th Congress · Social Welfare

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period and to eliminate premium increases in the medicare part B insurance program for individuals who enter the United States after residing outside the United States for an extended period of time.

Introduced 1988-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1988-03-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a special 60-day part B enrollment period for individuals who enter the United States after having resided continuously outside the country for the preceding 12 months. Eliminates part B premium increases for months during which an individual resides outside the United States if such months are part of a continuous 12-month period during which such individual was outside the country at least 330 days.…

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