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HR610Referred to Committee

Close the Medigap Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-01-22
Introduced
45
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (656 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/D000399

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (45)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

45 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

2025-01-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-01-22
  • House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-01-22

Plain-English Summary

Close the Medigap Act of 2025 This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Health
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