HR 1418 · 114th Congress · Health

Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-03-18· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.(2015-03-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents. Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.…

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