Medicare Economic Security Solutions Act
Sponsored By: Representative Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced
Summary
Caps the Medicare Part B late‑enrollment penalty at 15% of the monthly premium. The bill would also exclude months with COBRA, retiree, or Department of Veterans Affairs coverage from penalty counts and would create a Special Enrollment Period when that coverage ends.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Easier Part B sign-up after COBRA or retiree coverage
This bill would create a Special Enrollment Period for Part B when COBRA, retiree, or VA chapter 17 coverage ends. You would not need to show current employment to use this window. Months with COBRA, retiree, or VA chapter 17 coverage would also be excluded from late-enrollment penalty counts. The SEP would apply to coverage that ends after the 90-day period that begins on enactment, and the penalty month exclusions would apply to premiums for months after that same 90-day period.
Higher Medicare Part B late sign-up penalty
This bill would raise the Part B late sign-up increase to 15% of your monthly premium. The 15% would last for a period equal to twice the number of months in each full 12-month delay. Example: a 12-month delay would mean paying the 15% increase for 24 months. Months you can prove you had VA health care (chapter 17) would not count toward the penalty period. These rules would start for premiums for months after the 90-day period that begins on enactment, and past months you already paid a higher premium would count toward when the increase ends.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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