# 114-hr-6265: Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016

114-hr-6265, Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6265
- Congress: 114
- Title: Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2016-09-28
- Sponsor: JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) expand guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminate certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modify other provisions related to Medigap policies. ("Guaranteed issue" rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)

## Cosponsors (3)

- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2016-11-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-6265 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6265)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6265 (as of 2025-11-18).