US Congress House Bill 2435 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on July 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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.

Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SB1317 (Related) 2011-06-30 - Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2435/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2435/BILLS-112hr2435ih.pdf