3.0.0 3189 2023-01-15T06:48:02Z 2023-01-15T06:48:02Z House H HR 2003-09-25 108 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2003-10-14T17:27:50Z Referred to 2003-09-25T14:00:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-09-25T14:00:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-09-25T14:00:35Z 2003-10-14 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2003-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2003-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2003-09-30 False Health Access to health care Coinsurance Congress Congressional information resources Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Dislocated workers Early retirement Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Families Finance and Financial Sector Government trust funds Health care fraud Health insurance Health insurance continuation Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Married people Medicaid Medical economics Medicare Retiree health benefits Social Welfare Health 00 2003-09-25 Introduced in House 2004-04-13T19:17:25Z Provides for monthly premiums, and creates the Medicare Early Access Trust Fund to hold them.

Amends SSA title XVIII to provide access to Medicare benefits to displaced workers age 55-to-62 and their spouses.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) continuation benefits for certain retired workers who lose retiree health coverage.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to require State Medicaid plans to provide for Federal Medicare-cost sharing premium assistance for certain low-income individuals enrolled under the part D program.]]>

Early Medicare Access and Affordability Act of 2003 Display Title Early Medicare Access and Affordability Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals ages 55 to 65 to be fully funded through premiums and anti-fraud provisions, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide financial assistance for those individuals who are too poor to afford the premiums, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Early Medicare Access and Affordability Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-09-25T04:00:00Z 2003-10-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.