Close the Medigap Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
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.)
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 37 · D-TX
43 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - GA District 2 · D-GA
U.S. Representative - IN District 7 · D-IN
U.S. Representative - TX District 35 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - IL District 6 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - CA District 28 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - MO District 5 · D-MO
Member of Congress · D-TN
U.S. Representative - CT District 3 · D-CT
U.S. Representative - MI District 6 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - NY District 13 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - TX District 7 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - CA District 8 · D-CA
+ 31 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 610 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | 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. |
| Policy Area | Health |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 22, 2025 |
| Latest Action | January 22, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 43 · House vote — · 1 views |