US SB1479 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 2 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the allowance for disenrollment, between January 1 and March 15 of each year, only from an MedicareAdvantage plan to elect enrollment in the original Medicare fee-for-service program. Restores the option under previous law to elect to change from a MedicareAdvantage to the original Medicare fee-for-service plan, or from the original Medicare fee-for-service to a MedicareAdvantage plan, once a year during the first three months.

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Title

Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-08-02SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Same As/Similar To

HB1580 (Related) 2011-04-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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