HR 610 · in committee · major

Close the Medigap Act of 2025

What this bill does

Expands guaranteed issue rights so insurers must offer Medigap policies to applicants regardless of health status.
Affects newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries and people seeking supplemental health insurance coverage.
Removes certain limitations on Medigap policies and modifies related provisions.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would removing health-based underwriting requirements for Medigap policies affect insurance premiums for current Medigap enrollees?
02
Which groups of Medicare beneficiaries would experience the most significant changes in their ability to access supplemental coverage under this expansion?
03
What trade-offs exist between guaranteeing Medigap access for people with pre-existing conditions and potential changes to policy pricing or plan availability?

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Sponsor · D-TX-37

Lloyd Doggett

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

43/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2025-01-22

Joining the bill

+ 31 more

Legislative timeline

2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral
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 · house · IntroReferral
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 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-22 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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