S. 1453
Referred to CommitteePuerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
5/21/2015 • Senate
Summary
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion of residents of Puerto Rico from deemed enrollment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits) and thus apply it to them.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a special seven-month enrollment period for such residents.
Requires recalculation of the late enrollment penalty to 15% of the usual penalty for residents of Puerto Rico who are current enrollees or who enroll during a specified transition period.
Introduced in Senate • 5/21/2015
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Originated in the Senate
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May 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2015