United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1639 (106th)
Seniors' Right to Health Care Notification Act of 1999
Introduced
29 April 1999
Last action
17 May 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sponsors
Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
Seniors' Right to Health Care Notification Act of 1999 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to generally require 180-day advance notice of the termination of a hospital's participation under the Medicare+Choice program under Medicare part C (Medicare+Choice), as well as under other Medicare managed care arrangements pertaining to health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans.
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Timeline
29 April 1999
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1999
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
29 April 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
17 May 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 29 April 1999 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 April 1999
Sponsors
- Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-27] · R · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1639
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1639
- us · 106-hr-1639 · source updated 3 June 2026