[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4771 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4771

   To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive the 
 penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program for 
   certain military retirees and dependents, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 1998

  Mr. Hefley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive the 
 penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program for 
   certain military retirees and dependents, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF PART B LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FOR CERTAIN 
              MILITARY RETIREES AND DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Waiver of Part B Penalty for Late Enrollment.--In the case of 
any eligible person (as defined in subsection (b)) who enrolls under 
part B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to a 
general enrollment period under section 1837(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395p(e)) in 1998 or 1999, there shall be no increase pursuant to 
section 1839(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) in the monthly premium 
under such part for months after the effective date of such enrollment, 
but only so long as the person remains continuously enrolled under such 
part.
    (b) Eligible Person Defined.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
person'' means a person--
            (1) who is a person described in paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) in the absence of such paragraph, would be eligible for 
        health benefits under such section; and
            (3) satisfies the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (2) of such subsection.
    (c) Adjustment for Months of Penalty Overpayment.--The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall take such action (such as payment of a 
lump sum or adjustment of future premium payments of an eligible 
individual) as may be appropriate in order to assure the appropriate 
application of subsection (a) in the case of premiums for months before 
the date of the enactment of this Act or for subsequent months in which 
a premium adjustment has not been made in the premiums charged to such 
an eligible individual.
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