H.R. 6435 · 112th Congress

Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Pete Stark
Introduced
2012-09-19
Latest action
2012-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summary

Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the eligibility requirements of Medicare special enrollment periods, secondary payer rules, and late enrollment penalties in a way to take into consideration the current employment status of all family members of an employee (currently, only the employment status of the employee or of the employee's spouse).