Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1580: Medicare Advantage, Part D and supplements; impose certain requirements on companies that offer them to MS residents.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO IMPOSE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON COMPANIES THAT OFFER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS, MEDICARE PART D PLANS AND MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES TO RESIDENTS OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to impose certain requirements on companies that offer medicare advantage plans, medicare part d plans and medicare supplement policies to residents of mississippi; to authorize the commissioner of insurance to enforce the provisions of this act; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO IMPOSE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ON COMPANIES THAT OFFER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS, MEDICARE PART D PLANS AND MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT POLICIES TO RESIDENTS OF MISSISSIPPI; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Companies that offer Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Part D Plans to residents of Mississippi shall pay the agents and brokers who sell the plans the fair market value commission rate that is set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. SECTION 2. Companies that offer Medicare supplement policies to residents of Mississippi shall use the Medicare Advantage flat fee commission model for paying the agents and brokers who sell the policies. SECTION 3. Companies that offer Medicare supplement policies to residents of Mississippi shall have an open enrollment period every five (5) years for persons from sixty-five (65) years of age to eighty (80) years of age. During a sixty-day window starting *HR43/R1985* H. B. No. 1580 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1985 PAGE 1 (RF\KP) with their birth month, a person must be given a one-time special election to purchase a Medicare supplement policy without answering medical questions, and the agents and brokers who sell the policies shall be paid the full commission. …
Sponsors
- Fondren, Jimmy (R, 111) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Insurance
Subjects: Medicare Advantage, Part D and supplements
Common questions
- What is HB1580?
- HB1580 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Medicare Advantage, Part D and supplements; impose certain requirements on companies that offer them to MS residents.
- What does HB1580 do?
- In its own words: An act to impose certain requirements on companies that offer medicare advantage plans, medicare part d plans and medicare supplement policies to residents of mississippi; to authorize the commissioner of insurance to enforce the provisions of this act; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB1580?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1580?
- Fondren, Jimmy (R, 111).
- Where is the official record for HB1580?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1580.xml
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