Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Open Enrollment Period Following Birthday
What this bill does
Requiring a carrier, during the 30 days following the individual's birthday, to make available to an individual enrolled in a Medicare supplement policy different Medicare supplement policies with benefits that are equal to or less than the benefits of the individual's existing coverage; prohibiting a carrier, for a policy required to be made available under the Act, from denying or conditioning the effectiveness of the policy or discriminating in the pricing of the policy based on certain factors; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gutman, James | AARP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gutman, James | AARP Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lively, Elizabeth | Dialysis Patient Ciizens | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lively, Elizabeth | Dialysis Patient Ciizens | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Doyle, Robert | MD Federation of NARFE SLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Legal Aid, Maryland | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | O'Connor, Patricia | Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Reznik, Delegate Rezniklegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Reznik, Delegate Rezniklegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist | CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Celentano, Matthewlobbyist | Funk & Bolton, P.A. | Oral |