H.R. 769 (103rd): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under the medicare program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment.

Introduced:
Feb 03, 1993 (103rd Congress, 1993–1994)
Sponsor:
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA4]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 559 (104th) on Jan 18, 1995.

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This bill was introduced on February 3, 1993, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 03, 1993
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors (34D, 9R, 1I) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

House Ways and Means

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Last updated Feb 03, 1993.
3 pages

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2/3/1993--Introduced.
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit the late enrollment penalty to a ten percent increase in the monthly part B premium due over a period equal to twice the number of years that the part B beneficiary could have been but was not enrolled under part B.

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