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MI SB0469

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeff Irwin

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Origin

Senate

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Expands protections for non-age-eligible individuals (those under 65 with disabilities) seeking Medicare supplement policies by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage or discriminating based on health status during their initial 6-month enrollment period

  • Creates a 6-month enrollment window for existing non-age-eligible Medicare Part B enrollees who were enrolled before the bill's effective date to apply for Medicare supplement policies with the same protections

  • Requires insurers to charge non-age-eligible applicants no more than the premium rate for a 65-year-old, with no waiting periods or preexisting condition exclusions

  • Establishes a "birthday rule" allowing current Medicare supplement policyholders to switch to a different insurer within 60 days of their birthday while maintaining the same policy type, without health-based discrimination

  • Mandates that all Medicare supplement policies available from an insurer must be offered to qualifying applicants regardless of age

Legislative Description

Insurance: health insurers; prohibition on denying or conditioning coverage of a Medicare supplement policy; expand. Amends sec. 3829 of 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.3829).

Insurance: health insurers

Last Action

Referred To Committee On Health Policy

6/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Health Policy6/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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