H.R. 1310 · 110th Congress
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jason Altmire
- Introduced
- 2007-03-05
- Latest action
- 2007-03-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) postpone the Medicare part D late enrollment penalty until after 2007; and (2) eliminate such penalties for low-income subsidy-eligible individuals for periods after 2007.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a method for providing rebates of late enrollment penalties paid for months before the enactment of this Act.