H.R. 3498 · 113th 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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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 · Nov 14, 2013
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 (Nov 14, 2013): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 14, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.