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HR 7148 110th Congress House

Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services and to allow indivi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries for professional services and to allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefits.

Introduced: September 26, 2008 See on congress.gov
Health Access to health careAgingContractsMedical savings accountsMedicare
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Sep 26, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 26, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Sep 26, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to revise requirements for the use of private contracts by Medicare beneficiaries under which no Medicare claims shall be made. Requires any such contract to be in writing and signed by the Medicare beneficiary.

Allows individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance), and makes them eligible for health savings accounts.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 28, 2008
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 28, 2008
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 26, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7148: Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7148/
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"H.R. 7148: Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7148/.
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H.R. 7148, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-7148/.
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