[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 198 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6063-H6064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ADDRESSING RED TAPE FOR MEDICARE ENROLLMENT

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Speaker, under current law, American 
seniors who defer enrollment in Medicare may find themselves hit with 
higher fees

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due to late enrollment charges. Permanently raising seniors' healthcare 
premiums for delaying Medicare enrollment only hurts seniors who are 
already struggling on fixed incomes.
  That is why I helped introduce the Medicare Economic Security 
Solutions Act. This is a bipartisan bill to cap these fees and address 
red tape for seniors enrolling in Medicare.
  As someone who is approaching the eligibility age myself--believe it 
or not--protecting the benefits our seniors have earned is personal to 
me.
  I am proud to help lead this bipartisan and commonsense bill that 
would lower costs for my constituents. I urge my colleagues to join me 
on this bill.

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