Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes.

7/23/2007--Introduced.
Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) programs (Medicare Savings Program) to increase the income eligibility levels for:
(1) QMBs to 135% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and
(2) SLMBs to 150% of the FPL. Eliminates the application of estate recovery for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Modifies the asset tests for QMBs and SLMBs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for expedited enrollment under the Medicare Savings Program through Social Security offices. Provides for treatment of QMBs, SLMBs, and other dual eligibles as Medicare beneficiaries.
Amends SSA title XIX with respect to Medicaid treatment of certain Medicare providers.
Directs the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services to examine and report on whether providers have attempted to make QMBs liable for deductibles, coinsurance, and co-payments in violation of applicable law. Requires the Secretary to report an enforcement plan of action to Congress regarding any QMBs that have been held so liable in violation of law.
Requires states to provide medical assistance to dual eligibles in MedicareAdvantage (MA) plans.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 3 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Ways and Means
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3127

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
July 23, 2007

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• Jul 30, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jul 23, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Jul 23, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jul 23, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jul 23, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jul 23, 2007.

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Related Bills:

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• Welfare eligibility
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• Managed care
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• Governmental investigations
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• Collection of accounts
• Coinsurance
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August 23, 2007 Time to quit crying

Cardin in the last election district in the 109th Congress, was a co-sponsor of HR 3127, the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006. ...

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Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 : report (to accompany HR 3127). by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. USGPO, 2006- The devil came on horseback : bearing witness to the genocide in Darfur ...

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Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act (H.R. 3127). The language authored by Rep. Becerra makes changes to the Medicare. Savings Program allowing modest-income seniors to save more money and still qualify for assistance in paying ...

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July 15, 2008 critical medicare bill becomes law

in addition to these major provisions, i fought hard in the ways and mean health subcommittee to include provisions from my own legislation, the medicare savings program improvements act (hr 3127), to help modest-income seniors. ...

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