3.0.0 2149 2023-01-11T15:47:59Z 2023-01-11T15:47:59Z House H HR 2007-05-03 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-15T16:07:56Z Referred to 2007-05-03T14:08:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-03T18:15:46Z Referred to 2007-05-03T14:08:25Z 2007-05-15 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-05-03 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-05-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-05-03 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-03 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 N P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2007-05-23 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-05-23 False F000452 Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] Luis Fortuno R PR G. 0 2007-06-08 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2007-06-28 False Health Congressional reporting requirements Drugs Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Health maintenance organizations Insurance premiums Managed care Medical economics Medicare Prescription pricing Social Welfare Health 00 2007-05-03 Introduced in House 2007-05-08T20:52:48Z Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under Medicare part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) for certain months for individuals who: (1) are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007; and (2) enroll by the end of the first annual, coordinated election period following their initial enrollment period. Limits the amount of such penalty for any eligible individual for a continuous period of eligibility to 25% of the base beneficiary premium.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty.

]]> Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 Display Title Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive the late enrollment penalty under the Medicare part D benefit for certain months for individuals who are first eligible to enroll for such benefit for 2006 or 2007 and who enroll by the end of the first annual, coordinated election period following their initial enrollment period, to limit the amount of such penalty, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on such penalty. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2149ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2149ih.xml 2007-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.