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S. 3236 - BENES Act of 2016

Health. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare program, and for other purposes. (by More
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare program, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide
 
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BENES Act of 2016

S. 3236 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare program, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a system to educate individuals approaching Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility enrollment process, and to provide for additional assistance for complaints and requests of Medicare beneficiaries that relate to their enrollment in the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2016
  • BENES Act of 2016
  • BENES Act of 2016
Sponsor
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Health
  • Administrative remedies
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Government information and archives
  • Medicare
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced7/14/2016
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced7/14/2016
7/14/2016Introduced in Senate
7/14/2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Other physician specialists
Women's issues
Accident & health insurance
Health care services
Health, Education & Human Resources
Home care services
Federal employees unions
Minority/Ethnic Groups
Welfare & Social Work
Health & welfare policy
Churches, clergy & religious organizations
State & local govt employee unions
Commercial service unions
Automotive Manufacturing union
Military
Elderly issues/Social Security
Labor Unions
Health professionals
Human Rights
Consumer groups
$547,752
$197,000
$224,126
$10,272,691
$1,301,294
$1,123,000
$455,196
$4,285,129
$750
$45,000
$294,232
$612,336
$525,766
$280,073
$2,276,678
$1,140,927
$587,558
$50,871
$8,250,935
$374,750
$32,846,064
$0
57 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
57 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
BENES Act of 2016

57 organizations supported this bill

ACCSES
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
AFL-CIO
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Alliance for Aging Research
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Alliance for Retired Americans
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Association on Health and Disability
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Federation of Government Employees
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Foundation for the Blind
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Geriatrics Society
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
American Society on Aging
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Arc of the United States
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Blue Shield of California
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
california health advocates
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Center for Medicare Advocacy
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Community Catalyst
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Compassion and Choices
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Dialysis Patient Citizens
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Easter Seals
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
empire justice center
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Epilepsy Foundation
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Families USA
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Gerontological Society of America
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Health & Disability Advocates
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
International Association for Indigenous Aging
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Jewish Federations of North America
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Justice in Aging
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Lakeshore Foundation
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
LeadingAge
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Lutheran Services in America (LSA)
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Medicare Rights Center
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Adult Day Services Association
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Adult Protective Services Association
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Association of Social Workers
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Health Law Program
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
national hispanic council on aging
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
National Partnership for Women & Families
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
OWL - The Voice of Midlife and Older Women
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Service Employees International Union
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Social Security Works
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement
Undersigned organizations (2016, August 22). Support Letter BENES Act. Retrieved August 31, 2016, from Medicare Rights Center.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$260,900$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$339,702$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,184,248$0
John BarrassoRWY$381,676$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$467,252$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$230,335$0
Roy BluntRMO$413,479$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$284,575$0
John BoozmanRAR$119,015$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$7,250$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$888,360$0
Richard BurrRNC$356,829$0
Maria CantwellDWA$181,292$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$230,458$0
Ben CardinDMD$489,559$0
Tom CarperDDE$182,080$0
Bob CaseyDPA$450,091$0
Bill CassidyRLA$953,068$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$28,000$0
William Thad CochranRMS$138,259$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$266,023$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$138,493$0
Bob CorkerRTN$374,743$0
John CornynRTX$486,263$0
Tom CottonRAR$296,149$0
Mike CrapoRID$155,852$0
Ted CruzRTX$301,997$0
Steve DainesRMT$99,250$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$169,874$0
Dick DurbinDIL$264,333$0
Mike EnziRWY$112,200$0
Joni ErnstRIA$50,570$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$317,921$0
Deb FischerRNE$145,219$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$209,125$0
Al FrankenDMN$183,829$0
Cory GardnerRCO$217,172$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$846,654$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$172,687$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$214,235$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$564,171$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$225,998$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$321,551$0
Dean HellerRNV$198,700$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$562,976$0
John HoevenRND$31,603$0
Jim InhofeROK$57,000$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$287,775$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$210,825$0
Tim KaineDVA$755,354$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$99,767$0
Mark KirkRIL$258,275$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$452,536$0
James LankfordROK$188,271$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$53,975$0
Mike LeeRUT$74,690$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$144,498$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$262,258$0
John McCainRAZ$175,283$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,520,460$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$754,351$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$319,550$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$165,514$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$71,950$0
Jerry MoranRKS$118,650$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$92,375$0
Chris MurphyDCT$301,728$0
Patty MurrayDWA$838,012$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$362,348$0
Rand PaulRKY$248,410$0
David PerdueRGA$172,450$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$688,523$0
Rob PortmanROH$421,860$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$122,475$0
Harry ReidDNV$201,650$0
Jim RischRID$39,650$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$202,414$0
Mike RoundsRSD$105,654$0
Marco RubioRFL$195,697$0
Bernie SandersIVT$68,899$0
Ben SasseRNE$176,541$0
Brian SchatzDHI$187,994$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$616,275$0
Tim ScottRSC$480,397$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$34,000$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,072,513$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$59,400$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$868,799$0
Dan SullivanRAK$48,807$0
Jon TesterDMT$409,119$0
John ThuneRSD$207,099$0
Thom TillisRNC$199,230$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$501,301$0
Tom UdallDNM$141,842$0
David VitterRLA$52,900$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$420,930$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,964,807$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$122,369$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$83,708$0
Ron WydenDOR$650,890$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$260,900$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$339,702$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$1,184,248$0
John BarrassoRWY$381,676$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$467,252$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$230,335$0
Roy BluntRMO$413,479$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$284,575$0
John BoozmanRAR$119,015$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$7,250$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$888,360$0
Richard BurrRNC$356,829$0
Maria CantwellDWA$181,292$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$230,458$0
Ben CardinDMD$489,559$0
Tom CarperDDE$182,080$0
Bob CaseyDPA$450,091$0
Bill CassidyRLA$953,068$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$28,000$0
William Thad CochranRMS$138,259$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$266,023$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$138,493$0
Bob CorkerRTN$374,743$0
John CornynRTX$486,263$0
Tom CottonRAR$296,149$0
Mike CrapoRID$155,852$0
Ted CruzRTX$301,997$0
Steve DainesRMT$99,250$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$169,874$0
Dick DurbinDIL$264,333$0
Mike EnziRWY$112,200$0
Joni ErnstRIA$50,570$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$317,921$0
Deb FischerRNE$145,219$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$209,125$0
Al FrankenDMN$183,829$0
Cory GardnerRCO$217,172$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$846,654$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$172,687$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$214,235$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$564,171$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$225,998$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$321,551$0
Dean HellerRNV$198,700$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$562,976$0
John HoevenRND$31,603$0
Jim InhofeROK$57,000$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$287,775$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$210,825$0
Tim KaineDVA$755,354$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$99,767$0
Mark KirkRIL$258,275$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$452,536$0
James LankfordROK$188,271$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$53,975$0
Mike LeeRUT$74,690$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$144,498$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$262,258$0
John McCainRAZ$175,283$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$1,520,460$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$754,351$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$319,550$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$165,514$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$71,950$0
Jerry MoranRKS$118,650$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$92,375$0
Chris MurphyDCT$301,728$0
Patty MurrayDWA$838,012$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$362,348$0
Rand PaulRKY$248,410$0
David PerdueRGA$172,450$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$688,523$0
Rob PortmanROH$421,860$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$122,475$0
Harry ReidDNV$201,650$0
Jim RischRID$39,650$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$202,414$0
Mike RoundsRSD$105,654$0
Marco RubioRFL$195,697$0
Bernie SandersIVT$68,899$0
Ben SasseRNE$176,541$0
Brian SchatzDHI$187,994$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$616,275$0
Tim ScottRSC$480,397$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$34,000$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$1,072,513$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$59,400$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$868,799$0
Dan SullivanRAK$48,807$0
Jon TesterDMT$409,119$0
John ThuneRSD$207,099$0
Thom TillisRNC$199,230$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$501,301$0
Tom UdallDNM$141,842$0
David VitterRLA$52,900$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$420,930$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,964,807$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$122,369$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$83,708$0
Ron WydenDOR$650,890$0

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$ Donated
Other physician specialists$10,272,691
Women's issues$8,250,935
Accident & health insurance$4,285,129
Health care services$2,276,678
Health, Education & Human Resources$1,301,294
Home care services$1,140,927
Federal employees unions$1,123,000
Minority/Ethnic Groups$612,336
Welfare & Social Work$587,558
Health & welfare policy$547,752
Churches, clergy & religious organizations$525,766
State & local govt employee unions$455,196
Commercial service unions$374,750
Automotive Manufacturing union$294,232
Military$280,073
Elderly issues/Social Security$224,126
Labor Unions$197,000
Health professionals$50,871
Human Rights$45,000
Consumer groups$750

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