3.0.0 6359 2021-06-07T20:04:43Z 2021-06-07T20:04:43Z House H HR 2008-06-24 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-30T21:43:58Z Referred to 2008-06-24T13:00:05Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-24T13:00:10Z Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 110 2687 S 2008-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2008-06-30 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-06-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-06-24 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-24 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 N Health Agriculture and Food Commerce Consumer complaints Drugs Managed care Marketing Medicare Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Telemarketing Health 00 2008-06-24 Introduced in House 2008-06-27T19:53:53Z Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and maintain a Medicare plan complaint system.

Requires non-network Medicare Advantage private fee-for-service plans to disclose providers that refuse to accept certain enrollees in the plan.

Prohibits certain marketing practices with respect to Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug plans, including provision for meals or other items of monetary value, telemarketing, cross-selling, and up-selling.

Revises enrollment requirements under Medicare parts C (Medicare+Choice) and D (Voluntary Prescription Drugs). Allows an individual to discontinue an election of a Medicare+Choice plan if enrolled fewer than 60 days. Changes the beginning date of the annual, coordinated election period for such a plan from November 15 to October 1.

Requires the Secretary, in establishing a process for the enrollment, disenrollment, termination, and change of enrollment of part D eligible individuals in prescription drug plans, to use rules similar to (and coordinated with) those under the Medicare+Choice program for a continuous open enrollment and disenrollment period for the first three months of the year in which an individual first becomes eligible.

]]> Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 Display Title Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare Program. Introduced in House 2008-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6359ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6359ih.xml 2008-06-30 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.