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HR 3942 110th Congress House

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits…

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the pri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.

Introduced: October 23, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 23, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 9, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3942/
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"H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3942/.
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H.R. 3942, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3942/.
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[H.R. 3942: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3942/)
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