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H.R. 2435 · 112th Congress

To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out…

Full title

To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 112th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

4 cosponsors · 4 R

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Allows any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to elect to opt out of such entitlement.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 7, 2011

Allows any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to elect to opt out of such entitlement.

Allows an individual who has opted out of Medicare to opt back in without penalty.

Prohibits any requirement to opt out of SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) as a condition for opting out of Medicare.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make individuals who opt out of Medicare part A eligible for health savings accounts.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit and to allow individuals opting out of such benefit to be eligible for health savings accounts.

Latest action (Jul 12, 2011): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 7, 2011

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.