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HR 749 110th Congress House

Health Care Choices for Seniors Act

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to improve choices available to Medicare eligible seniors by permitting them to elect (instead of regular Medicare benefits) to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for premiums for a high deductible health insurance plan, or both and by suspending Medicare late enrollment penalties between ages 65 and 70.

Introduced: October 30, 2007 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Feb 7, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 31, 2007
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.
Jan 31, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 7, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Choices for Seniors Act - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivor's and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a procedure under which an individual otherwise entitled to benefits under part A (Hospital Insurance) of SSA title XVIII (Medicare) may waive such entitlement and be automatically enrolled in the Medicare Alternative Voucher Program (MAV Program).

Directs the Secretary to establish the MAV Program, under which a voucher may be used as a contribution into a health savings account and for the payment of enrollment premiums under a high deductible health plan.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the itemized deduction for health savings accounts by the amount of the MAV that is contributed to an individual's health savings account.

Suspends Medicare late enrollment penalties for an individual between ages 65 and 70 if the individual is enrolled in the MAV program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 30, 2007
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 31, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 31, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 749: Health Care Choices for Seniors Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-749/
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