Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act
This bill expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all beneficiaries regardless of age. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.) The bill provides for a phased implementation over a five-year period, with full implementation by January 1, 2028.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-15 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-15 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-15 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-15 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |