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HR 1118 111th Congress House Health Aging Health care costs and insurance Income tax deductions Medicare Social security and elderly assistance

Health Care Choices for Seniors Act

Introduced: February 23, 2009 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 23, 2009
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.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 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.


What's happening now February 24, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 27, 2009
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 1, 2009
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 23, 2009
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 23, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1118: Health Care Choices for Seniors Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1118/
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"H.R. 1118: Health Care Choices for Seniors Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1118/.
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