3.0.0 1108 2023-01-11T19:41:46Z 2023-01-11T19:41:46Z Senate S S 2007-04-12 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-12T22:30:40Z 2007-04-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S450-4451) IntroReferral 2007-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4448-4450) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-04-12 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-04-12 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2007-04-12 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-04-12 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-11-16 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2008-05-21 False Health Administrative fees Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Drugs Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Health insurance Insurance premiums Internet Law Legislation Medicaid Medicare Poverty Prescription pricing Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Subsidies Welfare eligibility Health 00 2007-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-30T17:08:39Z Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide a special 90-day enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), with waiver of any late enrollment fee.

Makes appropriations to the National Center on Senior Benefits Outreach and Enrollment to provide outreach and enrollment assistance with respect to premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the drug program.

Requires the Commissioner of Social Security, when conducting Medicare eligibility screening, to screen also for an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) for any Medicare cost-sharing, and, if the results are positive, report the pertinent information to the appropriate state Medicaid agency for the individual's eligibility determination and enrollment for Medicare cost-sharing under the state plan.

Directs the Assistant Secretary of the Administration on Aging to study and report to Congress on screening processes used by government needs-based programs.

]]> Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide a special enrollment period for individuals who qualify for an income-related subsidy under the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide funding for the conduct of outreach and education with respect to the premium and cost-sharing subsidies under such program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1108is/xml/BILLS-110s1108is.xml 2007-04-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S450-4451) 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.