United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1905 (107th)
New Insurance Coverage Equity (NICE) Act of 2001
Introduced
17 May 2001
Last action
—
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
19 August 2025
Summary
New Insurance Coverage Equity (NICE) Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new Medicare part D (NICE Drug Benefit Program) (NICE program), administered by the NICE Board, also charged with running a New Insurance Coverage Equity Office established within the Department of Health and Human Services, under which all individuals entitled to Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) benefits and enrolled in Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) shall be provided access to coverage of outpatient prescription drugs that meet specified requirements. Grants such access via either enrollment in a Medicare+Choice (Medicare part C) plan, enrollment in a NICE Medicare supplemental policy, or enrollment in a group health plan. Provides for financial assistance to enable covered beneficiaries to obtain enrollment coverage. Vests the NICE Board with outreach and other specified duties, such as establishing procedures for enrollment and enhanced financial assistance. Outlines requirements for the offering of NICE program coverage, which include prohibiting pre-existing condition exclusions. Establishes in the Treasury the NICE Trust Fund, consisting in part of amounts from the on-budget surplus, to be available only for expenditures to carry out the NICE program. Amends the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to include with Medicare supplemental policy (Medigap) comparison information for Medigap policies, information on the NICE program for purposes of State grant application plans for State-wide health insurance, counseling, and assistance grants.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2001
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 17 May 2001
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 May 2001
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/1905
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/1905