3.0.0 3236 2023-01-11T13:33:12Z 2023-01-11T13:33:12Z Senate S 2016-07-14 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T18:17:26Z BENES Act of 2016 114 5772 HR 2016-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2016-07-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2016-07-14 True Health Administrative remedies Department of Health and Human Services Government information and archives Medicare Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Health 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-22T14:02:41Z Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016 or the BENES Act of 2016

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code to:

  • establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare;
  • require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility;
  • restructure Medicare enrollment periods; and
  • expand Medicare beneficiaries' rights to appeal certain enrollment errors.
]]> BENES Act of 2016 Display Title BENES Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced BENES Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3236is/xml/BILLS-114s3236is.xml 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.