3.0.033162023-01-11T13:41:42Z2023-01-11T13:41:42ZSenateS2018-08-01115ssfi00Finance CommitteeSenateStandingReferred to2018-08-01T15:09:00ZPuerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act115261HR2017-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Related billCRS2018-08-01ssfi00Finance CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.IntroReferral2018-08-01Introduced in SenateIntroReferral100009Library of CongressN000032Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]CLARENCENELSONDFLWILLIAMNHealthHealth002018-08-01Introduced in Senate2019-08-06T14:24:19ZHelping Seniors Afford Medicare Act of 2018
This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare enrollment, eligibility, and cost-sharing, such as by establishing an annual out-of-pocket limit for enrollees and reducing cost-sharing for certain low-income individuals.
]]>Helping Seniors Afford Medicare Act of 2018Display TitleHelping Seniors Afford Medicare Act of 2018Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the affordability and enrollment procedures of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.Introduced in SenateISShort Titles as IntroducedHelping Seniors Afford Medicare Act of 2018Introduced in Senate2018-08-01T04:00:00Zhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3316is/xml/BILLS-115s3316is.xml2018-08-01Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.text/xmlENPursuant 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 CongressThis 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.