3.0.0 2101 2023-01-11T20:27:37Z 2023-01-11T20:27:37Z Senate S S 2007-09-26 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-09-26T22:33:21Z Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 110 3127 HR 2007-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-09-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12149-12153) IntroReferral 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12148-12149) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-09-26 True S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2007-09-26 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2007-09-26 True Health Coinsurance Collection of accounts Congress Congressional reporting requirements Estates (Law) Finance and Financial Sector Governmental investigations Law Managed care Medicaid Medicare Social Welfare Welfare eligibility Health 00 2007-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2008-02-28T19:30:16Z Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) programs (Medicare Savings Program) to increase the income eligibility levels for: (1) QMBs to 135% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and (2) SLMBs to 150% of the FPL. Eliminates the application of estate recovery for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Modifies the asset tests for QMBs and SLMBs.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for expedited enrollment under the Medicare Savings Program through Social Security offices.

Provides for treatment of QMBs, SLMBs, and other dual eligibles as Medicare beneficiaries.

Amends SSA title XIX with respect to Medicaid treatment of certain Medicare providers.

Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to examine and report on whether providers have attempted to make QMBs liable for deductibles, coinsurance, and co-payments in violation of applicable law. Requires the Secretary to report an enforcement plan of action to Congress regarding any QMBs that have been held so liable in violation of law.

Requires states to provide medical assistance to dual eligibles in MedicareAdvantage (MA) plans.

]]> Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2101is/xml/BILLS-110s2101is.xml 2007-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12149-12153) 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.