No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act
Sponsored By: Senator Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would let the Secretary of Health and Human Services decide by rule when losing Medicare prescription drug plan coverage for failing to pay premiums counts as an _involuntary termination_. It amends the Social Security Act to grant that specific rulemaking power, so any new protections, notices, or effects on continuity of Part D coverage would come from future regulations rather than from the statute itself.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More Medicare drug protections for seniors
This bill would let the HHS Secretary write rules. The rules would define when losing a Medicare prescription drug plan (PDP) for not paying premiums counts as involuntary. The bill would not itself create new benefits, payments, or eligibility rules. If enacted, those rules would protect some beneficiaries from coverage gaps or penalties for nonpayment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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