3.0.0 6365 2021-06-07T20:04:44Z 2021-06-07T20:04:44Z House H HR 2008-06-25 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-30T21:44:26Z Referred to 2008-06-25T14:01:15Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-25T14:01:20Z 2008-06-30 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2008-06-25 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 2008-06-25 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 2008-06-25 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 2008-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N R000033 Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] JIM RAMSTAD R MN 3 2008-06-25 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2008-07-14 False Health Administrative procedure Age Chronically ill Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health insurance Intergovernmental fiscal relations Law Managed care Medicaid Medicare Risk Social Welfare Health 00 2008-06-25 Introduced in House 2008-09-19T21:09:50Z Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the authority to restrict enrollment for specialized Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for special needs individuals.

Redefines “specialized MA plan for special needs individuals” to require targeted enrollment of high-risk groups.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with states to coordinate the financing of specialized MA plans for special needs individuals for enrollees entitled to medical assistance under state Medicaid plans.

Establishes additional requirements for dual special needs plans (SNPs) as well as for severe or disabling chronic condition SNPs.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate for Congress the adequacy of the MA risk adjustment system for high-risk, high cost beneficiaries.

Authorizes the Secretary to modify rules, policies, and procedures under SSA titles XVIII and XIX (Medicaid) to provide for alignment of Medicare and Medicaid requirements for dual eligibles, particularly in the oversight of SNPs serving such dual eligibles.

Directs the Secretary to etablish or designate an Office on Medicare/Medicaid Integration to align Medicare and Medicaid policies and procedures and develop tools to support state integration efforts for dual eligible access to Medicare and Medicaid benefits and services.

]]> Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 Display Title Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals. Introduced in House 2008-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6365ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6365ih.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.