HR 6147 · in committee · significant
Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act
- healthcare
What this bill does
- Creates a Medicare buy-in option for first responders aged 50-64 who are retired or disabled.
- Affects retired or disabled firefighters, police officers, and other first responders seeking health coverage.
- CMS sets premiums and enrollment periods; grants fund state and nonprofit outreach efforts.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would allowing first responders aged 50-64 to buy into Medicare affect the program's long-term solvency and costs for current beneficiaries?
- 02
What evidence suggests that a Medicare buy-in option would be more affordable for retired first responders than existing private insurance alternatives?
- 03
Which first responder groups—firefighters, police, paramedics—would benefit most from this option, and what gaps might remain in their coverage?
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Sponsor · D-OH-1
Greg Landsman
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
5/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-11-19
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Legislative timeline
2025-11-19 · 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.
2025-11-19 · 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.
2025-11-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-11-19 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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