3.0.0 2236 2022-12-31T05:26:12Z 2022-12-31T05:26:12Z Senate S 2021-06-24 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-24T17:43:39Z Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act 117 4148 HR 2021-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-24 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-03-29 False Health Health 00 2021-06-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-22T01:44:39Z Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders.

Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.

]]> Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2236is/xml/BILLS-117s2236is.xml 2021-06-24 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.